diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_core.yml b/.github/workflows/test_core.yml
index e3da31b9..82b20df7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_core.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ name: Run Core Tests on PR
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'packages/mcp_dart_cli/**'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'packages/mcp_dart_cli/**'
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 155e9d55..b300d7e8 100644
--- a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Unreleased
+## 0.1.9
 
 - Add `mcp_dart inspect-server` for structured MCP server inspection reports
   covering handshake, capabilities, ping, tools, resources, resource templates,
diff --git a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/bin/mcp_dart.dart b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/bin/mcp_dart.dart
index ffecb27a..4c33d32d 100644
--- a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/bin/mcp_dart.dart
+++ b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/bin/mcp_dart.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ bool shouldCheckForUpdate(List<String> arguments) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (arguments.isNotEmpty && arguments.first == 'serve') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if (arguments.isNotEmpty && arguments.first == 'inspect-client') {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/lib/src/version.dart b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/lib/src/version.dart
index d49ae140..b8e13b9f 100644
--- a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1 +1 @@
-const packageVersion = '0.1.8';
+const packageVersion = '0.1.9';
diff --git a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/pubspec.yaml b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/pubspec.yaml
index 98a55903..71e16ce6 100644
--- a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: mcp_dart_cli
 description: Command-line tools for creating, serving, inspecting, and testing Dart Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
-version: 0.1.8
+version: 0.1.9
 repository: https://github.com/leehack/mcp_dart
 homepage: https://github.com/leehack/mcp_dart/tree/main/packages/mcp_dart_cli
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/leehack/mcp_dart/issues
diff --git a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/test/bin/mcp_dart_test.dart b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/test/bin/mcp_dart_test.dart
index 3f12dd92..60781c61 100644
--- a/packages/mcp_dart_cli/test/bin/mcp_dart_test.dart
+++ b/packages/mcp_dart_cli/test/bin/mcp_dart_test.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ void main() {
       expect(cli.shouldCheckForUpdate(['update']), isFalse);
     });
 
+    test('skips serve because stdout is MCP protocol traffic', () {
+      expect(cli.shouldCheckForUpdate(['serve']), isFalse);
+    });
+
     test('skips conformance JSON mode to keep stdout machine-readable', () {
       expect(cli.shouldCheckForUpdate(['conformance', '--json']), isFalse);
     });