diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index ca833c86..48ac4c3a 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openrouter/spawn",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
     "spawn": "cli.js"
diff --git a/cli/src/__tests__/commands-update-download.test.ts b/cli/src/__tests__/commands-update-download.test.ts
index 504a94de..52e20500 100644
--- a/cli/src/__tests__/commands-update-download.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/__tests__/commands-update-download.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, mock, spyOn } from "bun:test";
 import { createMockManifest, createConsoleMocks, restoreMocks } from "./test-helpers";
 import { loadManifest } from "../manifest";
-import { VERSION } from "../version";
+import pkg from "../../package.json" with { type: "json" };
+const VERSION = pkg.version;
 
 /**
  * Tests for cmdUpdate and script download/execution paths in commands.ts.
diff --git a/cli/src/__tests__/integration.test.ts b/cli/src/__tests__/integration.test.ts
index f7d6e2c8..98aee0df 100644
--- a/cli/src/__tests__/integration.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/__tests__/integration.test.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ describe("CLI Integration Tests", () => {
   it("should handle version command", async () => {
     // This test verifies the basic CLI structure works
     // In a real environment, we'd spawn the CLI process
-    // For now, we just verify the version module exports
+    // For now, we just verify the version is exported from package.json
 
-    const { VERSION } = await import("../version");
+    const pkg = await import("../../package.json", { with: { type: "json" } });
+    const VERSION = pkg.default.version;
     expect(VERSION).toBeDefined();
     expect(typeof VERSION).toBe("string");
     expect(VERSION).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/);
diff --git a/cli/src/unicode-detect.ts b/cli/src/unicode-detect.ts
index 88e5271c..50ddae5d 100644
--- a/cli/src/unicode-detect.ts
+++ b/cli/src/unicode-detect.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ const shouldForceAscii = (): boolean => {
 
 if (shouldForceAscii()) {
   process.env.TERM = "linux";
+  // Also set CI=true as a backup - clack uses this to disable Unicode
+  if (!process.env.CI) {
+    process.env.CI = "true";
+  }
 }