diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 72fe916..8f24c0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package & publish (x64 + arm64)
         run: npx electron-builder --mac --x64 --arm64 --publish always -c.publish.releaseType=${{ steps.channel.outputs.release_type }}
 
+      # electron-builder publishes the release with an empty body, so every
+      # release before v1.5.0 shipped with no notes. Fill it from CHANGELOG.md.
+      - name: Set release notes from CHANGELOG
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        run: |
+          # A prerelease tag (v1.3.0-rc.1) has no CHANGELOG section of its own,
+          # so a miss here leaves the notes alone rather than failing the release.
+          if node scripts/changelog-section.js "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/notes.md"; then
+            gh release edit "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --notes-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/notes.md"
+          else
+            echo "No CHANGELOG section for ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}; leaving the release notes as they are."
+          fi
+
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47cd4cf..1582399 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@ Downloads for every release are on the
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.5.0] - 2026-09-07
+
 ### Changed
 
 - The PDF viewer is no longer part of the initial bundle — it loads the first time
   you actually open a PDF, so the app starts faster for everyone who never previews one.
 - The app icon fills more of its canvas, so it reads better at Dock and Finder sizes.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- A file that fails to move to the Trash is no longer counted as tossed. The failure
+  was swallowed, so the file stayed on disk while the summary claimed it was gone —
+  now the session leaves it in place and tells you what happened.
+
 ## [1.4.0] - 2026-08-20
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -70,7 +78,8 @@ Downloads for every release are on the
   left to toss, right to keep. Previews for images, PDFs, plain-text formats and
   video; `Cmd+Z` undoes any decision; tossed files go to the system Trash.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss/compare/v1.4.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss/compare/v1.5.0...HEAD
+[1.5.0]: https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0
 [1.3.0]: https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0
 [1.2.0]: https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 77b1ade..dc1548e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "quicktoss",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "quicktoss",
-      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "version": "1.5.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 765885a..e5acc63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "quicktoss",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "Clean out a cluttered folder the way you'd swipe through a dating app: one file at a time, left to toss, right to keep.",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/killerwolf/QuickToss",
diff --git a/scripts/changelog-section.js b/scripts/changelog-section.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6206430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/changelog-section.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Prints one version's section from CHANGELOG.md, for use as GitHub release
+// notes. Exists because electron-builder publishes releases with an empty
+// body — every release before v1.5.0 shipped with no notes at all.
+//
+// Usage: node scripts/changelog-section.js 1.5.0
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const version = (process.argv[2] || "").replace(/^v/, "");
+if (!version) {
+  console.error("usage: changelog-section.js <version>");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const changelog = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", "CHANGELOG.md"), "utf8");
+const lines = changelog.split("\n");
+
+// Section runs from its own "## [x.y.z]" heading to the next "## " heading.
+const startsSection = (line) => /^## /.test(line);
+const start = lines.findIndex((line) => line.startsWith(`## [${version}]`));
+
+if (start === -1) {
+  console.error(`No section for ${version} in CHANGELOG.md`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const rest = lines.slice(start + 1);
+const end = rest.findIndex(startsSection);
+const body = (end === -1 ? rest : rest.slice(0, end)).join("\n").trim();
+
+if (!body) {
+  console.error(`The section for ${version} is empty`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log(body);