diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1c7f36f..ad97c5c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Nucleic release version state — the single source of truth for this app's version.
 # Bumped by scripts/bump-version.sh on every release (Mac: ./VERSION; iOS: ios/VERSION).
 # Shell-sourceable (KEY=value). Don't hand-edit during a release — bump with e.g.:
-#   make ios-release-beta             # public beta, minor (the beta default): 0.1.0 -> 0.2.0, build +1
-#   make ios-release-canary           # canary, build-only (the canary default): 0.1.0 -> 0.1.0, build +1
-#   make ios-release-beta BUMP=major  # 0.1.0 -> 1.0.0, build +1
-#   make ios-release-beta BUMP=patch  # 0.1.0 -> 0.1.1, build +1
-#   make ios-release-beta BUMP=build  # 0.1.0 -> 0.1.0 (build number only), build +1
+#   make release-beta                 # 0.1.0 -> 0.2.0 (minor — the Mac default), build +1
+#   make release-beta BUMP=major      # 0.1.0 -> 1.0.0, build +1
+#   make release-beta BUMP=patch      # 0.1.0 -> 0.1.1, build +1
+#   make release-beta BUMP=build      # 0.1.0 -> 0.1.0 (build number only), build +1
+#   make ios-release BUMP=minor       # same knob for the iOS app (ios/VERSION)
 #
 #   NUCLEIC_MARKETING_VERSION  semantic version -> CFBundleShortVersionString
 #   NUCLEIC_BUILD_NUMBER       monotonic build  -> CFBundleVersion (always +1 per release)
 NUCLEIC_MARKETING_VERSION=0.1.0
-NUCLEIC_BUILD_NUMBER=0
+NUCLEIC_BUILD_NUMBER=1