diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e6f8775..cf533f2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.0.0"
+  ".": "4.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3c8ebf..881f4ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.1](https://github.com/bitwise-media-group/github-workflows/compare/v4.0.0...v4.0.1) (2026-06-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **merge:** grant checks:read so ff-merge can read the check-run rollup ([5a651ab](https://github.com/bitwise-media-group/github-workflows/commit/5a651ab63596ff9223d4a9be753096989f7912bc))
+
 ## [4.0.0](https://github.com/bitwise-media-group/github-workflows/compare/v3.2.1...v4.0.0) (2026-06-29)