diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 97bc1bf..addd8d4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Build and Push
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -15,9 +16,10 @@ jobs:
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d '{"tag_name": "${{ github.ref_name }}", "name": "Release ${{ github.ref_name }}", "body": "Automated release for ${{ github.ref_name }}"}' \
             "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases"
-            
+
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 843c241..55a8f9f 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).
 
+## [1.7.1] - 2026-01-07
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **CI workflow** - Updated Gitea Actions to trigger on tag push (matching core-api)
+
 ## [1.7.0] - 2026-01-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b333d6a..2b4760c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "library-desk"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 description = "Coordination service for The Library system - HybridRAG queries, document ingestion, entity extraction, and knowledge consolidation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"