diff --git a/CameraAI~/CHANGELOG.md b/CameraAI~/CHANGELOG.md
index babd7cd..20f6038 100644
--- a/CameraAI~/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CameraAI~/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -214,3 +214,7 @@
 ## 0.4.5
 
 - Rebuilt the frozen worker so portable prepared-template rotation conversion is included in the executable.
+## 0.4.6
+
+- Added a soft front-facing preference so safe candidates do not systematically place the actor's back toward the camera.
+- Bumped candidate cache logic version to invalidate stale orientation candidates.
diff --git a/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/CWCameraWorker.exe b/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/CWCameraWorker.exe
index 84e133f..d5d38f0 100644
--- a/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/CWCameraWorker.exe
+++ b/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/CWCameraWorker.exe
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:e25e3319e2538737ea5fd725b9a1fe5b85a7aa9f34763d76b659dd26b8ced4af
-size 23444601
+oid sha256:456810ce63d758f3174fc5c9e2bad1dcac0f6ea0a2e7c6784d39d979b11f964c
+size 23444760
diff --git a/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/_internal/cwai_sources/repository/MachineLearning/CameraDirector/generate_hybrid.py b/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/_internal/cwai_sources/repository/MachineLearning/CameraDirector/generate_hybrid.py
index 9f4a2ab..96952ed 100644
--- a/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/_internal/cwai_sources/repository/MachineLearning/CameraDirector/generate_hybrid.py
+++ b/CameraAI~/Tools~/CWCameraWorker/_internal/cwai_sources/repository/MachineLearning/CameraDirector/generate_hybrid.py
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@ SEED_VARIATION_MAX_NORMAL_CANDIDATES = 16
 SEED_VARIATION_MAX_SELECTION_SCORE_DELTA = 2.0
 GENERATION_PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA_VERSION = "hybrid-generation-performance-v1"
 PREPARATION_LOGIC_CONTRACT_VERSION = "hybrid-preparation-logic-v2"
-CANDIDATE_LOGIC_CONTRACT_VERSION = "hybrid-candidate-logic-v15"
+CANDIDATE_LOGIC_CONTRACT_VERSION = "hybrid-candidate-logic-v16-front-facing"
 CANDIDATE_CACHE_STAGE_VERSIONS = {
     "shotSegmentation": "data-driven-candidates-ranker-global-dag-v1",
     "shotPlanning": "hierarchical-or-legacy-reconciliation-replay-v3-static-budget",
-    "candidateRanking": (
-        "template-rank-v11-adjacent-transition-v3-no-forced-side-alternation"
+        "candidateRanking": (
+        "template-rank-v12-front-facing-adjacent-transition-v3-no-forced-side-alternation"
     ),
     "trajectoryRetargeting": (
-        "retarget-v17-c2-yamo-turn-kinematics-semantic-baked-aim"
+        "retarget-v18-front-facing-c2-yamo-turn-kinematics-semantic-baked-aim"
     ),
     "compositionSafety": "person-safety-v9-derived-semantic-envelope",
     "variationPool": (
@@ -4685,6 +4685,23 @@ def retarget_template_to_shot(
         motion_quality["motionSelectionAdjustment"]
         + translation_kinematic_penalty
     )
+    root_forward = train.quat_rotate(
+        root_rotation,
+        np.broadcast_to(
+            np.asarray([0.0, 0.0, 1.0], dtype=np.float32),
+            root_rotation.shape[:1] + (3,),
+        ),
+    )
+    camera_offset = camera_world_position - root_position
+    camera_offset /= np.maximum(
+        np.linalg.norm(camera_offset, axis=1, keepdims=True),
+        1e-5,
+    )
+    front_facing_alignment = float(
+        np.median(np.sum(root_forward * camera_offset, axis=1))
+    )
+    front_facing_penalty = max(0.0, -front_facing_alignment) * 3.0
+    quality_score += front_facing_penalty
     transition_state = adjacent_transition.build_transition_state(
         camera_world_position,
         camera_world_rotation,
@@ -4744,6 +4761,8 @@ def retarget_template_to_shot(
         "realizedMotionType": realized_motion_type,
         "composition": composition_metrics,
         "motionQuality": motion_quality,
+        "frontFacingAlignment": front_facing_alignment,
+        "frontFacingPenalty": front_facing_penalty,
         "qualityScore": float(quality_score),
     }
 
diff --git a/CameraAI~/package.json b/CameraAI~/package.json
index 9344ca0..0e155d0 100644
--- a/CameraAI~/package.json
+++ b/CameraAI~/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.mingle.cw-ai",
-  "version": "0.4.5",
+  "version": "0.4.6",
   "displayName": "Mingle Camera Work AI",
   "description": "Self-contained high-quality Unity Timeline camera generation with an embedded prepared reference library, per-shot editable clips, and A/B review tools.",
   "unity": "6000.0",