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diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 6420977..e1e3ac7 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-12 - 5.0.3 - fix(packaging)
+add files whitelist to package.json and remove Playwright-generated screenshots
+
+- Add a "files" array to package.json to control published package contents (includes ts/, ts_web/, dist/, dist_*/**, dist_ts/, dist_ts_web/, assets/, cli.js, npmextra.json, readme.md).
+- Remove multiple .playwright-mcp/*.png screenshot files (clean up Playwright test artifacts and reduce repository noise/size).
+
 ## 2026-02-12 - 5.0.2 - fix(docs)
 update documentation and packaging configuration: document smartmta/smartdns integrations, adjust API method names, and add release registry info
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f1dc359..dfb37d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,5 +93,17 @@
       "puppeteer"
     ]
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.11.0"
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.11.0",
+  "files": [
+    "ts/**/*",
+    "ts_web/**/*",
+    "dist/**/*",
+    "dist_*/**/*",
+    "dist_ts/**/*",
+    "dist_ts_web/**/*",
+    "assets/**/*",
+    "cli.js",
+    "npmextra.json",
+    "readme.md"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index e3a6d02..f53629e 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/dcrouter',
-  version: '5.0.2',
+  version: '5.0.3',
   description: 'A multifaceted routing service handling mail and SMS delivery functions.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index e3a6d02..f53629e 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/dcrouter',
-  version: '5.0.2',
+  version: '5.0.3',
   description: 'A multifaceted routing service handling mail and SMS delivery functions.'
 }