diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index b7e8f4b..7acf5da 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             git.schweitz.internal/jpmschweitzer/library-desk:latest
             git.schweitz.internal/jpmschweitzer/library-desk:${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+      - name: Trigger Watchtower update
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          curl -sf -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.WATCHTOWER_TOKEN }}" \
+            http://watchtower:8080/v1/update
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 898047a..02d2a3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to Library Desk will be documented in this file.
 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).
 
+## [1.1.3] - 2025-12-14
+
+### Added
+
+- Watchtower update trigger in Gitea workflow after successful build
+
 ## [1.1.2] - 2025-12-14
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 875e01a..c63a4b7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "library-desk"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 description = "Coordination service for The Library system - HybridRAG queries, document ingestion, entity extraction, and knowledge consolidation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"