diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/release-prod.yml
index d54b5f56..9db2c11a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-prod.yml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download side binaries
         env:
           ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION: v0.8.11
+          SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION: v0.8.12
           OLLAMA_VERSION: v0.3.12
         run: |
           npx ts-node ./ci-scripts/download-side-binaries.ts
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7a0b1b6..1aea3ef5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/dcSpark/shinkai-apps
 ```
 ARCH="aarch64-apple-darwin" \
 OLLAMA_VERSION="v0.3.12" \
-SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION="v0.8.11" \
+SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION="v0.8.12" \
 npx ts-node ./ci-scripts/download-side-binaries.ts
 ```
 
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ npx ts-node ./ci-scripts/download-side-binaries.ts
 ```
 ARCH="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" \
 OLLAMA_VERSION="v0.3.12"\
-SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION="v0.8.11" \
+SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION="v0.8.12" \
 npx ts-node ./ci-scripts/download-side-binaries.ts
 ```
 
 #### Windows
 ```
 $ENV:OLLAMA_VERSION="v0.3.12"
-$ENV:SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION="v0.8.11"
+$ENV:SHINKAI_NODE_VERSION="v0.8.12"
 $ENV:ARCH="x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
 npx ts-node ./ci-scripts/download-side-binaries.ts
 ```