diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index 610bbf9..522cd38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
         run: |
-          # Extract changelog section for this version
-          awk "/^## \[$VERSION\]/,/^## \[/" CHANGELOG.md | sed '$d' | tail -n +2 > changelog.txt
+          # Extract changelog section for this version (from version header to next version header or EOF)
+          awk "/^## \[$VERSION\]/{flag=1; next} /^## \[/{flag=0} flag" CHANGELOG.md > changelog.txt
 
           echo "### Release Notes for $VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh release create "$TAG" \
             --title "Release $VERSION" \
-            --notes-file changelog.txt
+            --notes-file changelog.txt \
+            --target "${{ github.sha }}"
 
           echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           echo "✅ Created release $TAG" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-dev-to-main.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-dev-to-main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b93b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-dev-to-main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Sync dev to main
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    name: Fast-forward dev to main
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request') && contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'from fragforce/dev')
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate app token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@1b10c78c7865c340bc4f6099eb2f838309f1e8c3 # v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.FRAGFORCE_AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.FRAGFORCE_AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - name: Fast-forward dev to main
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "fragforce-automation[bot]"
+          git config user.email "fragforce-automation[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git checkout -B dev origin/dev
+          git merge --ff-only origin/main
+          git push origin dev
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 973f853..9beb473 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to Fragforce Reads will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Fixed
+- Release workflow now correctly extracts changelog content for single/first version entries
+- Release workflow now tags the correct commit (main merge commit) instead of dev branch head
+- Dev branch now automatically syncs after main merges to prevent divergence
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-07-01
 
 Initial MVP release of Fragforce Reads - an audio playback service for the VTO Book Reading project.
@@ -101,4 +108,5 @@ Initial MVP release of Fragforce Reads - an audio playback service for the VTO B
 - HTML accessibility and CSS deprecation warnings
 - Cognitive complexity in views (SonarCloud)
 
+[1.0.1]: https://github.com/fragforce/read/releases/tag/v1.0.1
 [1.0.0]: https://github.com/fragforce/read/releases/tag/v1.0.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a835ba9..0fea020 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "fragforce-read"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 description = "Audio playback service for the VTO Book Reading project"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [