diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 15692e1..778dcec 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "description": "Codebase intelligence — semantic search workflows, dependency graph analysis, and context artifact exploration for SocratiCode",
   "author": {
     "name": "Giancarlo Erra",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 870f156..310f8d0 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "description": "Codebase intelligence: semantic search workflows, dependency graph analysis, and context artifact exploration for SocratiCode",
   "author": {
     "name": "Giancarlo Erra",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 2880b94..f195223 100644
--- a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "description": "Codebase intelligence: semantic search workflows, dependency graph analysis, and context artifact exploration for SocratiCode",
   "author": {
     "name": "Giancarlo Erra",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b2f379..58f28f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to SocratiCode are documented here.
 This project uses [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) and [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 
+## [1.8.12](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/compare/v1.8.11...v1.8.12) (2026-05-22)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **graph:** normalize stored node keys during lookup for legacy cache compat ([4526ea5](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/commit/4526ea58ae332b3839019eb3f46a0eff08801bd6))
+* **graph:** normalize Windows backslash paths to forward slashes ([e9ee3ea](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/commit/e9ee3ea116639fc20e19952d9f8871dafdf87599)), closes [#60](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/issues/60)
+
 ## [1.8.11](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/compare/v1.8.10...v1.8.11) (2026-05-12)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/extension/package.json b/extension/package.json
index b015c2c..44bd238 100644
--- a/extension/package.json
+++ b/extension/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "socraticode",
   "displayName": "SocratiCode",
   "description": "Codebase context engine for AI assistants. Hybrid search, dependency and call graphs, symbol-level impact analysis (blast radius), interactive graph explorer, and searchable architecture artefacts. Works with Copilot agent mode, Cline, Continue, Roo Code, and any MCP-compatible host.",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "publisher": "giancarloerra",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "icon": "images/icon.png",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ddee809..8dc2fa2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "socraticode",
-      "version": "1.8.11",
+      "version": "1.8.12",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ast-grep/lang-bash": "^0.0.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ffa84d..307341a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "socraticode",
   "mcpName": "io.github.giancarloerra/socraticode",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "description": "SocratiCode — MCP server for local codebase indexing, semantic search, and code dependency graphs. All private, all local via Docker.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",