diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 617cf9553..5d323cdd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           IS_DRY_RUN: '${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_dry_run }}'
           RELEASE_TAG: '${{ steps.version.outputs.RELEASE_TAG }}'
         run: |-
-          git add package.json package-lock.json packages/*/package.json
+          git add package.json package-lock.json packages/*/package.json packages/channels/*/package.json
           if git diff --staged --quiet; then
             echo "No version changes to commit"
           else
@@ -198,6 +198,20 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}'
 
+      - name: 'Publish @qwen-code/channel-base'
+        working-directory: 'packages/channels/base'
+        run: |-
+          npm publish --access public --tag=${{ steps.version.outputs.NPM_TAG }} ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_dry_run == 'true' && '--dry-run' || '' }}
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}'
+
+      - name: 'Publish @qwen-code/channel-plugin-example'
+        working-directory: 'packages/channels/plugin-example'
+        run: |-
+          npm publish --access public --tag=${{ steps.version.outputs.NPM_TAG }} ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_dry_run == 'true' && '--dry-run' || '' }}
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}'
+
       - name: 'Create GitHub Release and Tag'
         if: |-
           ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_dry_run == 'false' }}
diff --git a/packages/channels/base/package.json b/packages/channels/base/package.json
index e32304c66..6d66675de 100644
--- a/packages/channels/base/package.json
+++ b/packages/channels/base/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qwen-code/channel-base",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "description": "Base channel infrastructure for Qwen Code",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/channels/dingtalk/package.json b/packages/channels/dingtalk/package.json
index facfd5894..641fc9e29 100644
--- a/packages/channels/dingtalk/package.json
+++ b/packages/channels/dingtalk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qwen-code/channel-dingtalk",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "description": "DingTalk channel adapter for Qwen Code",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/channels/plugin-example/package.json b/packages/channels/plugin-example/package.json
index 9c59fd356..12816047d 100644
--- a/packages/channels/plugin-example/package.json
+++ b/packages/channels/plugin-example/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qwen-code/channel-plugin-example",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "build": "tsc --build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@qwen-code/channel-base": "^0.1.0",
+    "@qwen-code/channel-base": "file:../base",
     "ws": "^8.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/channels/telegram/package.json b/packages/channels/telegram/package.json
index 0154257d3..adc4f1071 100644
--- a/packages/channels/telegram/package.json
+++ b/packages/channels/telegram/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qwen-code/channel-telegram",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "description": "Telegram channel adapter for Qwen Code",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/channels/weixin/package.json b/packages/channels/weixin/package.json
index 29adf6afe..f6a024733 100644
--- a/packages/channels/weixin/package.json
+++ b/packages/channels/weixin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qwen-code/channel-weixin",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "description": "WeChat (Weixin) channel adapter for Qwen Code",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/version.js b/scripts/version.js
index d67ff71f6..cf74a8bd9 100644
--- a/scripts/version.js
+++ b/scripts/version.js
@@ -104,9 +104,28 @@ if (cliPackageJson.config?.sandboxImageUri) {
   writeJson(cliPackageJsonPath, cliPackageJson);
 }
 
-// 7. Run `npm install` to update package-lock.json.
+// 7. Rewrite file: references to semver for packages that will be published to npm.
+// During development, channel packages use file: for monorepo linking.
+// At release time, published packages need real semver references so they resolve from npm.
+const publishedCrossRefs = [
+  {
+    packagePath: 'packages/channels/plugin-example/package.json',
+    dep: '@qwen-code/channel-base',
+  },
+];
+for (const { packagePath, dep } of publishedCrossRefs) {
+  const pkgPath = resolve(process.cwd(), packagePath);
+  const pkgJson = readJson(pkgPath);
+  if (pkgJson.dependencies?.[dep]?.startsWith('file:')) {
+    pkgJson.dependencies[dep] = `^${newVersion}`;
+    console.log(`Updated ${dep} in ${packagePath} to ^${newVersion}`);
+    writeJson(pkgPath, pkgJson);
+  }
+}
+
+// 8. Run `npm install` to update package-lock.json.
 run(
-  'npm install --workspace packages/cli --workspace packages/core --package-lock-only',
+  'npm install --workspace packages/cli --workspace packages/core --workspace packages/channels/base --workspace packages/channels/plugin-example --package-lock-only',
 );
 
 console.log(`Successfully bumped versions to v${newVersion}.`);