diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 908b5e5..7937e52 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.4.0-beta.4"
+  ".": "2.4.0-beta.5"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e02671..314e89c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.4.0-beta.5](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/compare/2.4.0-beta.4...2.4.0-beta.5) (2026-08-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* pick the paper's PaperBell project when scaffolding it ([205ba52](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/commit/205ba52f23ea9e1e3984e56e3fa5e574eeebd133))
+
 ## [2.4.0-beta.4](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/compare/2.4.0-beta.3...2.4.0-beta.4) (2026-08-05)
 
 
diff --git a/manifest-beta.json b/manifest-beta.json
index c5bb365..a05ac1e 100644
--- a/manifest-beta.json
+++ b/manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "longform-paperbell",
   "name": "PaperOut To-Authors",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.4",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.5",
   "minAppVersion": "1.0",
   "description": "Write and export academic manuscripts in Obsidian. Part of the PaperBell suite; a fork of Longform, originally by Kevin Barrett.",
   "author": "PaperBell-Org",
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index c5bb365..a05ac1e 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "longform-paperbell",
   "name": "PaperOut To-Authors",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.4",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.5",
   "minAppVersion": "1.0",
   "description": "Write and export academic manuscripts in Obsidian. Part of the PaperBell suite; a fork of Longform, originally by Kevin Barrett.",
   "author": "PaperBell-Org",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e6e82ac..1554d48 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "longform",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.4",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "longform",
-      "version": "2.4.0-beta.4",
+      "version": "2.4.0-beta.5",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md",
       "dependencies": {
         "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ced8312..cc47224 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperout-to-authors",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.4",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.5",
   "description": "PaperOut To-Authors — write and export academic manuscripts in Obsidian (https://obsidian.md). Part of the PaperBell suite; a fork of Longform.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {