diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index e2041e25..3e3e3670 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "version": "5.0.2",
       "source": "./plugin",
       "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
     }
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index f8b2fd07..5a482cc7 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Claude-mem is a persistent memory compression system that preserves context across Claude Code sessions. It automatically captures tool usage observations, processes them through the Claude Agent SDK, and makes summaries available to future sessions.
 
-**Current Version**: 5.0.1
+**Current Version**: 5.0.2
 **License**: AGPL-3.0
 **Author**: Alex Newman (@thedotmack)
 
@@ -311,10 +311,26 @@ This approach is especially valuable when:
 
 For detailed version history and changelog, see [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
 
-**Current Version**: 5.0.1
+**Current Version**: 5.0.2
 
 ### Recent Highlights
 
+#### v5.0.2 (2025-11-04)
+**Breaking Changes**: None (patch version)
+
+**Fixes**:
+- Fixed worker startup reliability with async health checks (PR #51: src/shared/worker-utils.ts)
+- Added proper error handling to PM2 process spawning (src/shared/worker-utils.ts)
+- Worker now verifies health before proceeding with hook operations
+- Improved handling of PM2 failures when not yet installed
+
+**Technical Details**:
+- Modified: src/shared/worker-utils.ts (added isWorkerHealthy, waitForWorkerHealth functions)
+- Modified: src/hooks/*.ts (all hooks now await ensureWorkerRunning)
+- Modified: plugin/scripts/*.js (rebuilt hook executables)
+- Root cause: ensureWorkerRunning was synchronous and didn't verify worker was actually responsive before proceeding
+- Impact: More reliable worker startup with proper health verification
+
 #### v5.0.1 (2025-11-04)
 **Breaking Changes**: None (patch version)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38634dfa..69b779db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.0.1",
+  "version": "5.0.2",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",
diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 15da8179..4945f2f7 100644
--- a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.0.1",
+  "version": "5.0.2",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"