diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 4393f34..ed53d53 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             git.schweitz.internal/jpmschweitzer/tatlock:latest
             git.schweitz.internal/jpmschweitzer/tatlock:${{ 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 f6c7219..ffc507b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.4] - 2025-12-14
+
+### Added
+
+- **CI**: Trigger Watchtower update after successful image push
+
 ## [1.2.3] - 2025-12-14
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 943b360..3df1205 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ For LLM agent development guidelines and architectural decisions, see [AGENTS.md
 
 ## Version
 
-Current version: **1.2.3** - CI fix
+Current version: **1.2.4** - Watchtower integration
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38a3621..3b2ec16 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "tatlock"
-version = "1.2.3"
+version = "1.2.4"
 description = "OpenAI-compatible API with Ollama backend"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = []