diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4694839..e1ba9a4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.45"
+  ".": "0.1.46"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9bdfa5..196493d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.46](https://github.com/operasoftware/opera-browser-cli/compare/opera-browser-cli-v0.1.45...opera-browser-cli-v0.1.46) (2026-08-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* harden the CLI so browser automation works without manual recovery ([12d57ac](https://github.com/operasoftware/opera-browser-cli/commit/12d57ac41fbe9090c00880d92de779f74f6562c2))
+* harden bridge self-healing on dead browsers and condense the skill ([fded5e6](https://github.com/operasoftware/opera-browser-cli/commit/fded5e60ac3404cba807868648091f69b9e51a81))
+* make `open` fail loudly rather than return a fake zero-ref page when the browser is unreachable ([a9fd83f](https://github.com/operasoftware/opera-browser-cli/commit/a9fd83fa74b10ee4178c8e70c7789ae4ad1b10f9))
+
 ## [0.1.45](https://github.com/operasoftware/opera-browser-cli/compare/opera-browser-cli-v0.1.44...opera-browser-cli-v0.1.45) (2026-08-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 37ca7ef..a6389e1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "opera-browser-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.45",
+  "version": "0.1.46",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "opera-browser-cli",
-      "version": "0.1.45",
+      "version": "0.1.46",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.12.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d05bb6..2b40d4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opera-browser-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.45",
+  "version": "0.1.46",
   "description": "AXI-compliant opera-devtools-mcp wrapper — combined operations, TOON output, contextual suggestions",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {