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@@ -7,6 +7,26 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.0] - 2026-05-12
+
+### Added
+- Brand banner under `assets/` (svg + 1200/2400 png) per [`banner-spec.md`](https://github.com/amcheste/alanchester-brand/blob/main/docs/banner-spec.md). Hero shows a terminal trace of the setup script resolving to **→ productive** in Hunter Green (the δ output). README replaces the mascot logo with the banner; `assets/logo.png` preserved for potential reuse.
+- `/publish-release` skill: Step 5 ensures `main` is the GitHub default branch after the release ceremony. Idempotent — only fires on the first release.
+- `/setup-repo` skill: Step 2 now respects release state when setting the GitHub default branch (`develop` for repos with no releases yet, `main` kept for repos with releases). Reflects the integration-trunk vs GitHub-default-branch distinction documented in engineering-handbook v0.2.0.
+- `zshrc`: export `CLAUDE_GH_APP_ID` and `CLAUDE_GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH` so the Epsilon agent token-mint script picks them up from non-interactive shells (#74).
+
+### Changed
+- Release Drafter workflow bumped to v7.3.0. Dropped the `pull_request` trigger — v7 was failing CI on PR events because `GITHUB_REF` is `refs/pull/N/merge`, which the Releases API rejects as `target_commitish`.
+- `/setup-repo` skill: disables squash merge by default to protect commit ancestry, refuses forks in pre-flight, and is in sync with engineering-handbook conventions.
+- README badges aligned to brand colors (License in Hunter Green `#1F4D3A`, Version in Ink `#0B0B0C`).
+- Workflow validation: added `actionlint` to catch YAML parse errors early (#66).
+
+### Fixed
+- CI false failures on develop pushes (#65).
+
+### Dependencies
+- Dependabot bumps: `github/codeql-action` (3.35.1 → 4.35.4), `actions/labeler` (6.0.1 → 6.1.0), `softprops/action-gh-release` (2.6.1 → 3.0.0), `actions/upload-artifact` (7.0.0 → 7.0.1).
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-04-02
 
 ## [0.1.0-beta.1] - 2026-03-29
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
+1.1.0