diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index adddf7b..eb9bb4e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.22"
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.23"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9f2f31..4f9ee05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.23 (2026-02-03)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.22...v0.1.0-alpha.23](https://github.com/Scan-Documents/node-sdk/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.22...v0.1.0-alpha.23)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **client:** avoid memory leak with abort signals ([8270f0d](https://github.com/Scan-Documents/node-sdk/commit/8270f0d224ff8d6c3b396e994a9af0c0e4278ebd))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **mcp:** up tsconfig lib version to es2022 ([dbfab5b](https://github.com/Scan-Documents/node-sdk/commit/dbfab5b030098d589a9e93c81e0031dc82add4a5))
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.22 (2026-01-29)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.21...v0.1.0-alpha.22](https://github.com/Scan-Documents/node-sdk/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.21...v0.1.0-alpha.22)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6784e3c..4ac5d9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scan-documents",
-  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.22",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.23",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Scan Documents API",
   "author": "Scan Documents <support@scan-documents.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/package.json b/packages/mcp-server/package.json
index 3a80575..7a515fd 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scan-documents-mcp",
-  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.22",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.23",
   "description": "The official MCP Server for the Scan Documents API",
   "author": "Scan Documents <support@scan-documents.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts
index 10e0e43..580a487 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const newMcpServer = () =>
   new McpServer(
     {
       name: 'scan_documents_api',
-      version: '0.1.0-alpha.22',
+      version: '0.1.0-alpha.23',
     },
     { capabilities: { tools: {}, logging: {} } },
   );
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/tsconfig.json b/packages/mcp-server/tsconfig.json
index 98f6aed..77fc40f 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "include": ["src", "tests", "examples"],
   "exclude": [],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "es2020",
-    "lib": ["es2020"],
+    "target": "es2022",
+    "lib": ["es2022"],
     "module": "commonjs",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index fc1ddb7..501c539 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -524,9 +524,10 @@ export class ScanDocuments {
     controller: AbortController,
   ): Promise<Response> {
     const { signal, method, ...options } = init || {};
-    if (signal) signal.addEventListener('abort', () => controller.abort());
+    const abort = controller.abort.bind(controller);
+    if (signal) signal.addEventListener('abort', abort, { once: true });
 
-    const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), ms);
+    const timeout = setTimeout(abort, ms);
 
     const isReadableBody =
       ((globalThis as any).ReadableStream && options.body instanceof (globalThis as any).ReadableStream) ||
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index bb43faa..7a4aadf 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '0.1.0-alpha.22'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '0.1.0-alpha.23'; // x-release-please-version