diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5961dc0..3017d8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ node_modules
 .npm-cache
 dist
 build
+packages/cli-js/templates
 npm-debug.log
 
 # python
diff --git a/packages/cli-js/package.json b/packages/cli-js/package.json
index e449695..b051c14 100644
--- a/packages/cli-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "planforge",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "PlanForge CLI - Bring your own AI to Cursor",
   "keywords": ["cursor", "claude", "codex", "ai", "cli", "planning", "planforge"],
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "files": ["dist", "README.md"],
+  "files": ["dist", "templates", "README.md"],
   "bin": {
     "planforge": "dist/index.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "check:templates": "node scripts/check-templates.js",
-    "build": "pnpm run check:templates && tsc",
+    "build": "pnpm run check:templates && tsc && node scripts/copy-templates.js",
     "dev": "tsc --watch",
     "planforge": "node dist/index.js",
     "install:global": "pnpm run build && npm install -g .",
diff --git a/packages/cli-js/scripts/copy-templates.js b/packages/cli-js/scripts/copy-templates.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8aaed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli-js/scripts/copy-templates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copy repo-root templates into packages/cli-js/templates so the published npm package contains them.
+ * Run from packages/cli-js (e.g. node scripts/copy-templates.js).
+ */
+import { cpSync, mkdirSync, existsSync } from "fs";
+import { resolve, dirname } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const repoRoot = resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "..");
+const src = resolve(repoRoot, "templates");
+const dest = resolve(__dirname, "..", "templates");
+
+if (!existsSync(src)) {
+  console.error("copy-templates: repo templates not found at", src);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
+cpSync(src, dest, { recursive: true });
+console.log("copy-templates: copied templates to", dest);
diff --git a/packages/cli-js/src/index.ts b/packages/cli-js/src/index.ts
index dc09107..1a88313 100644
--- a/packages/cli-js/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-js/src/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const program = new Command();
 program
   .name("planforge")
   .description("Bring your own AI to Cursor. Use Claude or Codex inside Cursor Free.")
-  .version("0.1.0");
+  .version("0.1.6");
 
 program
   .command("init")
diff --git a/packages/cli-js/src/utils/paths.ts b/packages/cli-js/src/utils/paths.ts
index b385cb3..85aae43 100644
--- a/packages/cli-js/src/utils/paths.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-js/src/utils/paths.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ export function getDatedPlansDir(projectRoot: string, date: Date = new Date()):
 
 /**
  * Resolve path relative to CLI package (for templates).
+ * From dist/utils/paths.js: two levels up = package root; templates live next to dist/ when published.
  */
 export function getTemplatesRoot(): string {
-  return resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "..", "templates");
+  return resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "templates");
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/cli-py/planforge/__init__.py b/packages/cli-py/planforge/__init__.py
index 9d92ae7..70087d0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-py/planforge/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/cli-py/planforge/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """PlanForge CLI - Bring your own AI to Cursor."""
 
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.1.6"
diff --git a/packages/cli-py/planforge/cli.py b/packages/cli-py/planforge/cli.py
index d289a09..e4a35e0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-py/planforge/cli.py
+++ b/packages/cli-py/planforge/cli.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 @click.group()
-@click.version_option(version="0.1.0")
+@click.version_option(version="0.1.6")
 def main() -> None:
     """Bring your own AI to Cursor. Use Claude or Codex inside Cursor Free."""
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-py/pyproject.toml b/packages/cli-py/pyproject.toml
index cdfc137..5f4fab9 100644
--- a/packages/cli-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/cli-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "planforge"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "PlanForge CLI - Bring your own AI to Cursor"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index f44b315..ff43fa0 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@planforge/core",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "description": "PlanForge shared prompts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "files": ["prompts", "models.json"]
diff --git a/packages/core/pyproject.toml b/packages/core/pyproject.toml
index 0ec5cb7..93ec6e1 100644
--- a/packages/core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/core/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "planforge-core"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "PlanForge shared prompts"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"