diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index f223bc28e..cca72bfd5 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.5.13"
+  ".": "0.5.14"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 376d51543..a044a39a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.5.14](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier-web-worker/compare/v0.5.13...v0.5.14) (2025-08-26)
+
+### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+- use strict object equality in tasks stealing code
+  ([f2fd2ff](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier-web-worker/commit/f2fd2ff6d2a663272f854ae6f0dee2e2801c60d0))
+
+### ✨ Polish
+
+- cleanup nested conditions
+  ([a7fef39](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier-web-worker/commit/a7fef39f4fff11bb5ee47af47d7f45527342bfb1))
+
 ## [0.5.13](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier-web-worker/compare/v0.5.12...v0.5.13) (2025-08-23)
 
 ### ⚡ Performance
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5153ef56..7a2332db1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ for more details**:
 <!-- deno-fmt-ignore -->
 
 ```js
-<script type="module">import { ThreadWorker } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/poolifier-web-worker@0.5.13/browser/mod.js'</script>
+<script type="module">import { ThreadWorker } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/poolifier-web-worker@0.5.14/browser/mod.js'</script>
 ```
 
 ```js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ import {
   DynamicThreadPool,
   FixedThreadPool,
   PoolEvents,
-} from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/poolifier-web-worker@0.5.13/browser/mod.js'
+} from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/poolifier-web-worker@0.5.14/browser/mod.js'
 </script>
 ```
 
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 7af24c64d..809259480 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker",
-  "version": "0.5.13",
+  "version": "0.5.14",
   "exports": "./src/mod.ts",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "lib": ["deno.worker"],
+    "lib": [
+      "deno.worker"
+    ],
     "strict": true
   },
   "tasks": {
@@ -25,7 +27,9 @@
     "documentation": "deno doc ./src/mod.ts"
   },
   "test": {
-    "include": ["./tests/**/*.test.mjs"]
+    "include": [
+      "./tests/**/*.test.mjs"
+    ]
   },
   "fmt": {
     "semiColons": false,
@@ -38,8 +42,18 @@
     "@std/testing": "jsr:@std/testing@^1.0.15"
   },
   "publish": {
-    "include": ["LICENSE", "README.md", "deno.json", "src/**/*.ts"]
+    "include": [
+      "LICENSE",
+      "README.md",
+      "deno.json",
+      "src/**/*.ts"
+    ]
   },
   "lock": false,
-  "exclude": ["./coverage", "./dist/browser", "./dist/esm", "./npm"]
+  "exclude": [
+    "./coverage",
+    "./dist/browser",
+    "./dist/esm",
+    "./npm"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/dist/package.json b/dist/package.json
index 0b1829abc..a0dab6f1a 100644
--- a/dist/package.json
+++ b/dist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "poolifier-web-worker",
-  "version": "0.5.13",
+  "version": "0.5.14",
   "description": "poolifier-web-worker",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/examples/deno/javascript/dynamicExample.js b/examples/deno/javascript/dynamicExample.js
index d6d736cdf..6f77dedf0 100644
--- a/examples/deno/javascript/dynamicExample.js
+++ b/examples/deno/javascript/dynamicExample.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   availableParallelism,
   DynamicThreadPool,
   PoolEvents,
-} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 
 const pool = new DynamicThreadPool(
   Math.floor(availableParallelism() / 2),
diff --git a/examples/deno/javascript/fixedExample.js b/examples/deno/javascript/fixedExample.js
index 514ceb52c..fe20ab930 100644
--- a/examples/deno/javascript/fixedExample.js
+++ b/examples/deno/javascript/fixedExample.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   availableParallelism,
   FixedThreadPool,
   PoolEvents,
-} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 
 const pool = new FixedThreadPool(
   availableParallelism(),
diff --git a/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionExample.js b/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionExample.js
index 04024dc8a..fc429a459 100644
--- a/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionExample.js
+++ b/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionExample.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   availableParallelism,
   FixedThreadPool,
-} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 
 const pool = new FixedThreadPool(
   availableParallelism(),
diff --git a/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionWorker.js b/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionWorker.js
index 0d2a2d88d..cf487b83c 100644
--- a/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionWorker.js
+++ b/examples/deno/javascript/multiFunctionWorker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ThreadWorker } from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+import { ThreadWorker } from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 
 function fn0(data) {
   console.info('Executing fn0')
diff --git a/examples/deno/javascript/yourWorker.js b/examples/deno/javascript/yourWorker.js
index 5c96d6cca..422c47cac 100644
--- a/examples/deno/javascript/yourWorker.js
+++ b/examples/deno/javascript/yourWorker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ThreadWorker } from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+import { ThreadWorker } from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 
 function yourFunction() {
   for (let i = 0; i <= 1000; i++) {
diff --git a/examples/deno/typescript/pool.ts b/examples/deno/typescript/pool.ts
index fdac9f549..53517d0bc 100644
--- a/examples/deno/typescript/pool.ts
+++ b/examples/deno/typescript/pool.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   availableParallelism,
   DynamicThreadPool,
   FixedThreadPool,
-} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+} from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 import type { MyData, MyResponse } from './worker.ts'
 
 const workerFileURL = new URL('./worker.ts', import.meta.url)
diff --git a/examples/deno/typescript/worker.ts b/examples/deno/typescript/worker.ts
index 9d7befd27..84cfc758a 100644
--- a/examples/deno/typescript/worker.ts
+++ b/examples/deno/typescript/worker.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ThreadWorker } from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.13' // x-release-please-version
+import { ThreadWorker } from 'jsr:@poolifier/poolifier-web-worker@^0.5.14' // x-release-please-version
 
 export interface MyData {
   ok: 0 | 1
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index a3917cbad..4c1278b3d 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sonar.organization=poolifier
 sonar.typescript.lcov.reportPaths=coverage/lcov.info
 sonar.projectName=poolifier-web-worker
 # x-release-please-start-version
-sonar.projectVersion=0.5.13
+sonar.projectVersion=0.5.14
 # x-release-please-end
 sonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io
 sonar.sources=src
diff --git a/src/pools/version.ts b/src/pools/version.ts
index d894c584b..a4b4013e4 100644
--- a/src/pools/version.ts
+++ b/src/pools/version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // x-release-please-start-version
-export const version = '0.5.13'
+export const version = '0.5.14'
 // x-release-please-end