diff --git a/.bumpy/placeholder-readme.md b/.bumpy/placeholder-readme.md
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index fe40acd..0000000
--- a/.bumpy/placeholder-readme.md
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'fledgling': patch
----
-
-The placeholder published to claim a name now ships a `README.md`, so the package's npm page says what it is: the name was claimed with [fledgling](https://github.com/dmno-dev/fledgling) (linked to the package's own repo/homepage when the manifest has one), there's nothing to install yet, and here's the one-liner to claim a name of your own. The README also now leads with a **Just claim a name** section, since `npx fledgling add <name> --new --yes` works from any directory with no repo or config.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e8ba49a..aeb49b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 
 
+
+## 1.3.1
+<sub>2026-09-17</sub>
+
+- [#18](https://github.com/dmno-dev/fledgling/pull/18)  *(patch)*
+  The placeholder published to claim a name now ships a `README.md`, so the package's npm page says what it is: the name was claimed with [fledgling](https://github.com/dmno-dev/fledgling) (linked to the package's own repo/homepage when the manifest has one), there's nothing to install yet, and here's the one-liner to claim a name of your own. The README also now leads with a **Just claim a name** section, since `npx fledgling add <name> --new --yes` works from any directory with no repo or config.
+
 ## 1.3.0
 <sub>2026-09-17</sub>
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b640ed0..ec57f3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fledgling",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "🐣 Hatch your new npm package safely - claim the name on npm and set up / sync trusted publishing settings, for one package or a whole monorepo.",
   "keywords": [
     "npm",