diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8137eef..a3d5cf4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.1] - 2026-02-06
+
+- avoid crash in `eessi check`: update `get_repo_attribute` to take into account that attribute value can be 0 byte value (empty) (#13)
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-02-04
 
 - use custom help option to control its placement and behaviour (PR #7)
diff --git a/src/eessi/__init__.py b/src/eessi/__init__.py
index 3dc1f76..485f44a 100644
--- a/src/eessi/__init__.py
+++ b/src/eessi/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.1.1"