diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0955a4f4..043895c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v1.0.3 (2026-09-17)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Report better errors on critical failures
+  ([`735650a`](https://gitea.psi.ch/mx/AareDAQ/commit/735650aea7cccef6ca9dedb234329520fdf94557))
+
+
 ## v1.0.2 (2026-09-17)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2acca4b0..0e6fe6c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "aaredaq"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 description = "AareDAQ (with GUI)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"