diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index b8617964a..0442c1ebc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openrouter/spawn",
-  "version": "0.29.2",
+  "version": "0.29.3",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
     "spawn": "cli.js"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 1fc897ddd..bdd481c15 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1077,12 +1077,15 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
         JSON.stringify({
           status: "error",
           error_code: "VALIDATION_ERROR",
-          error_message: "--headless and --dry-run cannot be used together",
+          error_message:
+            "--dry-run is not yet supported with --headless. Use --dry-run (interactive) or --headless (execution) separately.",
         }),
       );
     } else {
-      console.error(pc.red("Error: --headless and --dry-run cannot be used together"));
-      console.error(`\nUse ${pc.cyan("--dry-run")} for previewing, or ${pc.cyan("--headless")} for execution.`);
+      console.error(pc.red("Error: --dry-run is not yet supported with --headless"));
+      console.error(
+        `\nUse ${pc.cyan("--dry-run")} for an interactive preview, or ${pc.cyan("--headless")} for unattended execution.`,
+      );
     }
     process.exit(3);
   }