diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0db4c77..122a59d 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.0.3"
+  ".": "1.0.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40c7460..b996868 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.0.4](https://github.com/rendobar/mcp/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.4) (2026-06-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** smoke test broken on npm 11 — install + run bin directly ([#18](https://github.com/rendobar/mcp/issues/18)) ([660407b](https://github.com/rendobar/mcp/commit/660407bf5edf2ca708b419e076ed4707e30420be))
+
 ## [1.0.3](https://github.com/rendobar/mcp/compare/v1.0.2...v1.0.3) (2026-05-31)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eeab825..899ba19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rendobar/mcp",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Rendobar — serverless media processing for AI agents",
diff --git a/server.json b/server.json
index d79123c..d9e80b0 100644
--- a/server.json
+++ b/server.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/rendobar/mcp",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registry": "npm",