diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07fda59..5aa3abe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to The Scheduler will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [1.1.1] - 2026-01-03
+
+### Changed
+- CI: Auto-create Gitea release on version tag push (v*) instead of manual release trigger
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2025-12-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9c90164..1de3029 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "the-scheduler"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 description = "System-wide maintenance orchestration - backups, doc mirroring, cleanup, task automation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"