diff --git a/arch/lmcp/PKGBUILD b/arch/lmcp/PKGBUILD
index b2edbedac..98f23b95c 100644
--- a/arch/lmcp/PKGBUILD
+++ b/arch/lmcp/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Source of truth: git.reauktion.de/marfrit/lmcp
 
 pkgname=lmcp
-pkgver=1.2.3
+pkgver=1.2.4
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server in pure Lua"
 arch=('any')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ depends=('lua' 'lua-socket')
 # pre-release pkgvers (e.g. 1.2.0_rc1 → v1.2.0-rc1).
 _tag="v${pkgver//_/-}"
 source=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz::https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/lmcp/archive/${_tag}.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('5def217c307eacaff2812d3b8116e556a6a117168b0e8972c64eddae72728f0c')
+sha256sums=('e8ede94e93f5f2bbc8bacbc795c17640772ecd62855e820394c00f2f3be5b42c')
 
 package() {
     cd "${pkgname}"
diff --git a/debian/lmcp/debian/changelog b/debian/lmcp/debian/changelog
index cece94818..cf3b07bfc 100644
--- a/debian/lmcp/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/lmcp/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+lmcp (1.2.4-1) bookworm trixie; urgency=medium
+
+  * shell/shell_bg: kill the whole process group (setsid + SIGTERM/SIGKILL)
+    on timeout or client cancel, so a timed-out command leaves no orphan
+    process thrashing the host (fixes the shell->shell_bg relaunch pileup).
+  * Add kill_job and list_jobs tools to reap runaway background jobs
+    (registry at /tmp/lmcp-bg-jobs.tsv) without a reboot.
+
+ -- Markus Fritsche <mfritsche@reauktion.de>  Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:05:38 +0000
+
 lmcp (1.2.3-1) bookworm trixie; urgency=medium
 
   * Add nash memory tools plugin (tools.d/nash.lua): 4 tools