diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 885975c..cd37697 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -334,6 +334,14 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: Build changelog artifacts for release
+        run: |
+          if find changes -maxdepth 1 -name '*.md' -not -name README.md -print -quit | grep -q .; then
+            bun run changelog:build --version "${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
+          else
+            echo "No pending changelog fragments found."
+          fi
+
       - name: Verify changelog is ready for tagged release
         run: bun run changelog:check --version "${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee4830c..3aa1ac0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "subminer",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.7.1",
   "description": "All-in-one sentence mining overlay with AnkiConnect and dictionary integration",
   "packageManager": "bun@1.3.5",
   "main": "dist/main-entry.js",
diff --git a/src/release-workflow.test.ts b/src/release-workflow.test.ts
index f2eb4a5..438085b 100644
--- a/src/release-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/src/release-workflow.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ test('release workflow verifies a committed changelog section before publish', (
   assert.match(releaseWorkflow, /bun run changelog:check/);
 });
 
+test('release workflow builds changelog artifacts when fragments are pending', () => {
+  assert.match(releaseWorkflow, /Build changelog artifacts for release/);
+  assert.match(releaseWorkflow, /changelog:build --version/);
+});
+
 test('release workflow verifies generated config examples before packaging artifacts', () => {
   assert.match(releaseWorkflow, /bun run verify:config-example/);
 });