diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 177a77c..e133cdd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to capcut-cli are documented here. The format follows [Keep
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.26.1] — 2026-10-03
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - `fixture` redacts JSON-escaped Windows home paths, including paths inside JSON strings (#134). Every new bundle automatically runs the existing residual-value check; the CLI exits nonzero and `SANITIZE_REPORT.json` records failure if a recognizable leak remains. `fixture <bundle> --check` still verifies an existing bundle.
diff --git a/docs/command-reference.json b/docs/command-reference.json
index dd6dd0c..a209bc0 100644
--- a/docs/command-reference.json
+++ b/docs/command-reference.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "capcut-cli",
-  "version": "0.26.0",
+  "version": "0.26.1",
   "schema_version": 2,
   "description": "Edit CapCut/JianYing draft_content.json directly. JSON in, JSON out.",
   "global_flags": [
diff --git a/docs/reviews/issues-50-133-134.md b/docs/reviews/issues-50-133-134.md
index cd9a0bf..a28d4fd 100644
--- a/docs/reviews/issues-50-133-134.md
+++ b/docs/reviews/issues-50-133-134.md
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ The Windows field fixture is credited in `test/fixtures/capcut-8.7-windows-activ
 It proves file structure and divergence. The reporter supplied the sentinel
 open/close observation; a patched CLI round-trip still needs to run in CapCut.
 
+## Install the patch
+
+```sh
+npm install -g capcut-cli@0.26.1
+capcut --version
+```
+
+The version must be `0.26.1`. With the installed package, use `capcut` in place
+of `node dist/index.js` in the checks below. Keep the complete project backup
+and close CapCut before editing an existing draft.
+
 ## Build and automated checks
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef8a087..ba1b286 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "capcut-cli",
-  "version": "0.26.0",
+  "version": "0.26.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "capcut-cli",
-      "version": "0.26.0",
+      "version": "0.26.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "capcut": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12ca693..fac719f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "capcut-cli",
-  "version": "0.26.0",
+  "version": "0.26.1",
   "description": "Independent, unofficial CLI to create and edit CapCut projects — build drafts from scratch, add video/audio/text, subtitles, timing, speed, volume, templates, cut long-form to shorts. No API needed. Not affiliated with ByteDance.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {