diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 905f6f5..8f2594b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Format: [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2026-03-29
+
+### Fixed
+- `better-sqlite3` native module now rebuilt on install via `postinstall` script, fixing Node.js version mismatch errors (e.g. Node v22 vs v25) when installing via npx
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-03-29
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3836788..ecea6cb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "excalidraw-mcp-sentinel",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "excalidraw-mcp-sentinel",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@excalidraw/excalidraw": "^0.18.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea40517..0ca1571 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "excalidraw-mcp-sentinel",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "Hardened, self-hosted Excalidraw MCP server with SQLite persistence, multi-tenancy, auto-sync, security middleware, and 369 tests",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "type": "module",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm run dev:server\" \"vite\"",
     "dev:server": "npx tsc --watch",
     "production": "npm run build && npm run canvas",
+    "postinstall": "npm rebuild better-sqlite3 --update-binary 2>/dev/null || true",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
     "setup": "node dist/index.js setup",
     "update": "node dist/index.js update",