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@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to the `theta-agent` daemon will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v1.3.0] - 2026-08-04
+
+### Fixed
+- **Silently ignore `heartbeat_ack`** — the server replies to the agent's own periodic heartbeat with `heartbeat_ack`. The agent had no case for it, so it fell through to the unknown-command handler, logged `Unknown command type: heartbeat_ack` every minute, and answered with a spurious error response. Heartbeat acks are fire-and-forget; the agent now ignores them silently.
+
 ## [v1.2.0] - 2026-08-03
 
 ### Added