diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0f7f61..3d28628 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 
 - No unreleased changes.
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.1 - 2026-07-10
+
+- Add public scoped-package publish metadata and package repository links.
+- Add a manual alpha publish workflow with npm provenance and an alpha-version
+  guard.
+- Record the first shared factory live-QVAC alpha smoke validation in the
+  validation checklist while keeping public benchmark claims blocked until a
+  full benchmark report is completed.
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.0 - 2026-07-09
 
 - Initial alpha CLI for OpenAI-compatible streaming QVAC benchmarks.
diff --git a/docs/validation-checklist.md b/docs/validation-checklist.md
index 296c438..b35aa48 100644
--- a/docs/validation-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/validation-checklist.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all automated tests use in‑memory mock servers.
 
 ## Release Readiness Status
 
-Current package version: `0.1.0-alpha.0`
+Current package version: `0.1.0-alpha.1`
 
 As of 2026-07-10:
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c6b1c2..690c234 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@localhost41/qvac-bench",
-  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "QVAC developer tooling package: qvac-bench",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {