diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-lakebase.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-lakebase.yml
index 33f1a52c1..dabebf9fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-lakebase.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-lakebase.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: packages/lakebase
         run: |
           pnpm exec release-it ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} --ci
+
+      - name: Sync version
+        if: steps.version.outputs.version != ''
+        run: pnpm exec tsx tools/sync-lakebase-version.ts "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
       - name: Build
         if: steps.version.outputs.version != ''
         run: pnpm --filter=@databricks/lakebase build:package
diff --git a/packages/lakebase/package.json b/packages/lakebase/package.json
index 5f8c73216..761e155ad 100644
--- a/packages/lakebase/package.json
+++ b/packages/lakebase/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@databricks/lakebase",
   "type": "module",
   "version": "0.2.0",
-  "description": "PostgreSQL driver for Databricks Lakebase with automatic OAuth token refresh",
+  "description": "PostgreSQL driver for Databricks Lakebase Autoscaling with automatic OAuth token refresh",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.21.0",
diff --git a/tools/sync-lakebase-version.ts b/tools/sync-lakebase-version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bdff3ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sync-lakebase-version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env tsx
+/**
+ * Syncs the version to the lakebase package.
+ * Used by the prepare-release-lakebase workflow after version bump.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * NOTE: This script is also used by the private secure release repo
+ * during the finalize step. Changes here affect the release pipeline.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const ROOT = process.cwd();
+const version = process.argv[2];
+if (!version) {
+  console.error("Usage: sync-lakebase-version.ts <version>");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const pkgJsonPath = join(ROOT, "packages/lakebase/package.json");
+const pkgJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgJsonPath, "utf-8"));
+pkgJson.version = version;
+writeFileSync(pkgJsonPath, `${JSON.stringify(pkgJson, null, 2)}\n`);
+console.log(`✓ packages/lakebase/package.json → ${version}`);