diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ab3915d..ea934ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -132,11 +132,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 🚀 Publish package to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with: 
+          skip-existing: true
 
   docker:
     name: 🐳 Docker Multi-Platform
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release
+    needs: [release]
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+          
 
       - name: 🔐 Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=tag
-            type=sha,prefix={{branch}}-
+            type=sha
 
       - name: 🐳 Build & Push Multi-Platform
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -193,6 +196,13 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          
+      - name: 📝 Sync Docker Hub README
+        uses: peter-evans/dockerhub-description@v4
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: keynetra/keynetra
 
       - name: 📊 Docker Summary
         if: always()
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5170fb2..9437cc6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## v0.1.0
+## v0.1.1
 
 Initial public release of the KeyNetra authorization engine.
 
diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index 144958a..a70644d 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Deployment Guide
 
-This guide documents supported deployment paths for KeyNetra v0.1.0-beta.
+This guide documents supported deployment paths for KeyNetra v0.1.1-beta.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20fbc6d..0da6cb5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN useradd --create-home --uid 10001 appuser
 
 COPY requirements.lock /app/requirements.lock
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/requirements.lock
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/requirements.lock
 
 COPY alembic.ini /app/alembic.ini
 COPY alembic /app/alembic
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce0196e..d8992a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ keynetra doctor --service core
 OpenAPI contracts:
 
 - [`contracts/openapi/openapi.json`](./contracts/openapi/openapi.json)
-- [`contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.0.yaml`](./contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.0.yaml)
+- [`contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.1.yaml`](./contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.1.yaml)
 
 ## Multi-Tenant and Security
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Apache-2.0. See [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE).
   title   = {KeyNetra},
   author  = {KeyNetra Community},
   year    = {2026},
-  version = {0.1.0-beta},
+  version = {0.1.1-beta},
   url     = {https://github.com/keynetra/keynetra}
 }
 ```
diff --git a/contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.0.yaml b/contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.1.yaml
similarity index 99%
rename from contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.0.yaml
rename to contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.1.yaml
index da568a6..10718ec 100644
--- a/contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.0.yaml
+++ b/contracts/openapi/keynetra-v0.1.1.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: KeyNetra
-  version: 0.1.0
+  version: 0.1.1
 paths:
   /health:
     get:
diff --git a/contracts/openapi/openapi.json b/contracts/openapi/openapi.json
index 49856dd..691fa8c 100644
--- a/contracts/openapi/openapi.json
+++ b/contracts/openapi/openapi.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "openapi": "3.1.0",
   "info": {
     "title": "KeyNetra",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "0.1.1"
   },
   "paths": {
     "/health": {
diff --git a/deploy/helm/README.md b/deploy/helm/README.md
index dc594d3..f133bc2 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/README.md
+++ b/deploy/helm/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ helm upgrade --install keynetra ./deploy/helm/keynetra
 ```bash
 helm upgrade --install keynetra ./deploy/helm/keynetra \
   --set image.repository=ghcr.io/keynetra/keynetra \
-  --set image.tag=v0.1.0 \
+  --set image.tag=v0.1.1 \
   --set env.KEYNETRA_DATABASE_URL=postgresql+psycopg://... \
   --set env.KEYNETRA_REDIS_URL=redis://... \
   --set env.KEYNETRA_STRICT_TENANCY=true \
diff --git a/deploy/helm/keynetra/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/keynetra/Chart.yaml
index cf4ddb6..0d6e653 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/keynetra/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/keynetra/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: keynetra
 description: Helm chart for KeyNetra authorization control plane
 type: application
-version: 0.1.0
-appVersion: "0.1.0"
+version: 0.1.1
+appVersion: "0.1.1"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/keynetra/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/keynetra/values.yaml
index 7877929..4ae20e4 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/keynetra/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/keynetra/values.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ replicaCount: 2
 
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/keynetra/keynetra
-  tag: v0.1.0
+  tag: v0.1.1
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 service:
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/deployment.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/deployment.yaml
index a1486f7..9056542 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: keynetra
-          image: ghcr.io/keynetra/keynetra:v0.1.0
+          image: ghcr.io/keynetra/keynetra:v0.1.1
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           args: ["keynetra", "serve", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
           ports:
diff --git a/keynetra/version.py b/keynetra/version.py
index fdc192d..a4f9f07 100644
--- a/keynetra/version.py
+++ b/keynetra/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 __version__ = version
 
 __all__ = ["version", "__version__"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1b584e8..20314c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "keynetra"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 description = " Open-source High-performance authorization engine for RBAC, ReBAC, and ACL. Multi-tenant policy engine"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/tests/test_api_contract.py b/tests/test_api_contract.py
index 099ec69..745ed95 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_contract.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from keynetra.main import create_app
 
 CONTRACT_PATH = (
-    Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "contracts" / "openapi" / "keynetra-v0.1.0.yaml"
+    Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "contracts" / "openapi" / "keynetra-v0.1.1.yaml"
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_release_hardening.py b/tests/test_release_hardening.py
index 0ae6979..738c020 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_hardening.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_hardening.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def test_cli_surface_commands_cover_release_paths(
 
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["version"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert "0.1.0" in result.stdout
+    assert "0.1.1" in result.stdout
 
     recorded: dict[str, object] = {}