diff --git a/.husky/post-push b/.husky/post-push
index 730fb1b85..f76da0ab9 100755
--- a/.husky/post-push
+++ b/.husky/post-push
@@ -206,17 +206,30 @@ else
 fi
 
 # =============================================================================
-# STEP 4: Push version commit and tags to remotes
+# STEP 4: Push tags to gitlab
 # =============================================================================
-log_step "Pushing version and tags..."
+log_step "Pushing to gitlab..."
 
-# Push version commit back to codebase (so VERSION.json stays in sync)
-run_cmd git push origin main || log_warn "Push to codebase failed"
-
-# Push tags to gitlab (the actual remote)
 run_cmd git push gitlab main --tags || log_warn "Push to gitlab failed"
 
-log_success "Pushed to remotes"
+log_success "Pushed to gitlab"
+
+# =============================================================================
+# STEP 5: Sync version back to codebase
+# =============================================================================
+log_step "Syncing version back to codebase..."
+
+cd "$CODEBASE_ROOT"
+log_info "Working directory: $CODEBASE_ROOT"
+
+# Pull the version commit from codebase-release
+run_cmd git fetch "$RELEASES_ROOT" main
+run_cmd git merge FETCH_HEAD --ff-only || {
+    log_warn "Could not fast-forward merge, manual sync needed"
+    log_info "Run: cd codebase && git pull ../codebase-release main"
+}
+
+log_success "Codebase synced with version $NEW_VERSION"
 
 # =============================================================================
 # DONE
@@ -227,8 +240,8 @@ if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
     log_info "Run without --dry-run to execute"
 else
     log_header "Release v$NEW_VERSION Complete"
-    log_info "View release: cd codebase-releases && git log --oneline -1"
-    log_info "View tag: git show v$NEW_VERSION"
+    log_info "Codebase VERSION.json updated"
+    log_info "Tag v$NEW_VERSION pushed to gitlab"
 fi
 
 exit 0