diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5bc041..9711540 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][keepachangelog] and adheres to [Semant
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Fixed
+## [0.63.0] - 2025-11-10
+
+### Added
+- Added a new `kill` command to the Makefile for forcefully shutting down all development processes.
+- Introduced a new `stop` command in the Makefile for graceful shutdown of development processes.
+
+### Changed
+- The `kill` command now performs a graceful shutdown attempt followed by a force kill of any lingering processes and verifies that development ports are free.
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+\n
 ## [0.62.0] - 2025-11-10
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 389194b..e05452f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test-e2e:
 
 .PHONY: build clean test run-node run-node2 run-node3 run-example deps tidy fmt vet lint clear-ports install-hooks kill
 
-VERSION := 0.62.0
+VERSION := 0.63.0
 COMMIT  ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 DATE    ?= $(shell date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
 LDFLAGS := -X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.date=$(DATE)'
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ run-gateway:
 dev: build
 	@./bin/dbn dev up
 
-# Kill all processes using dbn dev down
+# Kill all processes (graceful shutdown + force kill stray processes)
 kill:
+	@bash scripts/dev-kill-all.sh
+
+stop:
 	@./bin/dbn dev down
 
 # Help
diff --git a/scripts/dev-kill-all.sh b/scripts/dev-kill-all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..38d8386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dev-kill-all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+BIN_DBN="$ROOT_DIR/bin/dbn"
+
+# First, try graceful shutdown via dbn dev down
+if [[ -x "$BIN_DBN" ]]; then
+  echo "Attempting graceful shutdown via dbn dev down..."
+  "$BIN_DBN" dev down || true
+  sleep 1
+fi
+
+# Clean up PID files
+PIDS_DIR="$HOME/.debros/.pids"
+if [[ -d "$PIDS_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "Removing stale PID files..."
+  rm -f "$PIDS_DIR"/*.pid || true
+fi
+
+# Force kill any lingering processes
+echo "Force killing any remaining dev processes..."
+
+declare -a PATTERNS=(
+  "ipfs daemon"
+  "ipfs-cluster-service daemon"
+  "rqlited"
+  "olric-server"
+  "anyone-client"
+  "bin/node"
+  "bin/gateway"
+)
+
+killed_count=0
+for pattern in "${PATTERNS[@]}"; do
+  count=$(pgrep -f "$pattern" | wc -l)
+  if [[ $count -gt 0 ]]; then
+    pkill -f "$pattern" || true
+    echo "✓ Killed $count process(es) matching: $pattern"
+    killed_count=$((killed_count + count))
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ $killed_count -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "✓ No lingering dev processes found"
+else
+  echo "✓ Terminated $killed_count process(es) total"
+  sleep 1
+fi
+
+# Verify ports are free
+echo ""
+echo "Verifying ports are now available..."
+PORTS=(4001 4501 4502 4503 5001 5002 5003 6001 7001 7002 7003 9094 9104 9114 3320 3322 9050)
+unavailable=()
+
+for port in "${PORTS[@]}"; do
+  if lsof -nP -iTCP:"$port" -sTCP:LISTEN >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    unavailable+=("$port")
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ ${#unavailable[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "✓ All required ports are free"
+else
+  echo "⚠️  WARNING: These ports are still in use: ${unavailable[*]}"
+  echo "Use 'lsof -nP -i :PORT' to identify the processes"
+fi
+