diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index cc79292..4f0dcc9 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.1.16
+current_version = 1.1.17
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-controller.yml b/.github/workflows/version-controller.yml
index caecbc3..80f3a0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-controller.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-controller.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git push origin "${{ steps.create_tag.outputs.tag_name }}"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       - name: Ensure on Current Branch
         id: ensure_branch
         if: steps.check_arrow.outputs.contains_arrow == 'true'
@@ -148,4 +148,4 @@ jobs:
           git tag "$TAG_NAME"
           git push origin "$TAG_NAME"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca6d961..6e1e48c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+## [1.1.16] - 2026-03-03
+
+### Features
+
+- **core**: add inline release notes and update cicd workflows (`patch candidate`)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- **core**: update changelog
+
+## [1.1.15] - 2026-03-02
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **core**: remove unreleased section to prevent hook conflicts during push (`patch candidate`)
+- **core**: fix changelog generator incremental update, noise filter, tag dates and optional keywords (`patch candidate`)
+- **deps**: update pylint requirement from ^3.3.0 to ^4.0.5 (#96)
+- **deps**: update cryptography requirement from ^45.0.4 to ^46.0.5 (#95)
+- **deps**: update setuptools requirement from ^80.9.0 to ^82.0.0 (#94)
+- **deps**: update black requirement from ^25.1.0 to ^26.1.0 (#92)
+- **deps**: update certifi requirement from ^2025.1.31 to ^2026.1.4 (#91)
+- **deps**: update pylint requirement from ^3.3.0 to ^4.0.5
+- **deps**: update cryptography requirement from ^45.0.4 to ^46.0.5
+- **deps**: update setuptools requirement from ^80.9.0 to ^82.0.0
+- **deps**: update black requirement from ^25.1.0 to ^26.1.0
+- **deps**: update certifi requirement from ^2025.1.31 to ^2026.1.4
+- **deps**: update cryptography requirement from ^44.0.0 to ^45.0.4 (#78)
+- **deps**: update requests requirement from ~=2.32.3 to ~=2.32.4 (#77)
+- **deps**: update setuptools requirement from ^78.1.0 to ^80.9.0 (#76)
+- **deps**: update cryptography requirement from ^44.0.0 to ^45.0.4
+- **deps**: update requests requirement from ~=2.32.3 to ~=2.32.4
+- **deps**: update setuptools requirement from ^78.1.0 to ^80.9.0
+
+### Chores
+
+- **core**: restrict file-modifying hooks to pre-commit stage only (`patch candidate`)
+
 ## [1.1.14] - 2025-04-06
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e7e044..ef72022 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "scripts"
-version = "1.1.16"
+version = "1.1.17"
 description = "CICD Core Scripts"
 authors = ["B <g46327wsj1.marbling129@passinbox.com>"]
 license = "GLPv3"