diff --git a/examples/01-hello-flock.py b/examples/01-hello-flock.py
index 70db1f56a..ec7c9a3a4 100644
--- a/examples/01-hello-flock.py
+++ b/examples/01-hello-flock.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from flock.core import DefaultAgent, Flock
 
 # 1. Create the main orchestrator
-my_flock = Flock(model="openai/gpt-5-mini")  # Uses DEFAULT_MODEL from environment if set
+my_flock = Flock()  # Uses DEFAULT_MODEL from environment if set
 
 # 2. Declaratively define an agent
 prd_agent = DefaultAgent(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 82398ec7b..d4a884f73 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "flock-core"
-version = "0.5.0b25"
+version = "0.5.0b26"
 description = "Declarative LLM Orchestration at Scale"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index f19f42bd4..68e369a95 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "flock-core"
-version = "0.5.0b24"
+version = "0.5.0b25"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },