diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7c3e5a7..b2e581c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.4.0-beta.6"
+  ".": "2.4.0-beta.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78a8d90..985e184 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.4.0-beta.7](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/compare/2.4.0-beta.6...2.4.0-beta.7) (2026-09-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* pre-fill authors from the host profile; make the preset/Format precedence visible ([ece5a81](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/commit/ece5a81d35a68b939f1337c1cf62d999a84ef154)), closes [#38](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/issues/38) [#30](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/issues/30) [#34](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/issues/34)
+
 ## [2.4.0-beta.6](https://github.com/PaperBell-Org/longform-maintaining/compare/2.4.0-beta.5...2.4.0-beta.6) (2026-08-18)
 
 
diff --git a/manifest-beta.json b/manifest-beta.json
index 0d9b269..e0bebb9 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.6",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.7",
   "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 0d9b269..e0bebb9 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "longform-paperbell",
   "name": "PaperOut To-Authors",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.7",
   "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 79baf93..7f4ef74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "longform",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "longform",
-      "version": "2.4.0-beta.6",
+      "version": "2.4.0-beta.7",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md",
       "dependencies": {
         "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e9093a..69584a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperout-to-authors",
-  "version": "2.4.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "2.4.0-beta.7",
   "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": {