diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1207da4..70f6e60 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/).
 
+## [1.1.3] - 2026-01-08
+
+### Changed
+- Test release to validate CI/CD auto-deploy workflow
+
 ## [1.1.2] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c1d4e60..84982bb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "the-scheduler"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 description = "System-wide maintenance orchestration - backups, doc mirroring, cleanup, task automation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"