diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
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@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.0.0"
+  ".": "1.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.1.0](https://github.com/hlvtechnologies/gha-workflows/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2026-03-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* initial _real_ release ([#1](https://github.com/hlvtechnologies/gha-workflows/issues/1)) ([7fe4b9b](https://github.com/hlvtechnologies/gha-workflows/commit/7fe4b9bd7b5ea2fe15ad542017c76e680e2cac73))
+
+## Changelog
+
 ## Changelog
 
 Release notes for this repository are maintained by [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) when you merge release pull requests on `main`.