diff --git a/.project/kanban/doing/DEW-0039.md b/.project/kanban/doing/DEW-0039.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db96fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.project/kanban/doing/DEW-0039.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+id: DEW-0039
+title: Patch dew executable metadata
+type: bug
+created: 2026-05-05T05:50:16.131256Z
+---
+
+Publish a CLI patch release because dew 0.4.0 omitted the pubspec executables stanza, so dart pub global activate dew does not install the dew launcher.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94d9923..ff26f2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.1] - 2026-05-05
+
+### Fixed in 0.4.1
+
+- Published a CLI patch release that restores the `dew` executable metadata for
+  `dart pub global activate dew`.
+
 ## [0.4.0] - 2026-05-05
 
 ### Added in 0.4.0
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ Full set of kanban subcommands, each also registered as an MCP tool automaticall
 - `ProjectDirs` with injectable filesystem abstraction (`package:file`) for
   testable path resolution.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew/compare/v0.4.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew/compare/v0.4.1...HEAD
+[0.4.1]: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1
 [0.4.0]: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew/releases/tag/v0.1.0
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index fd61251..cd5170b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.1 — 2026-05-05
+
+Patch release.
+
+- Restored the pubspec `executables` declaration so
+  `dart pub global activate dew` installs the `dew` launcher.
+
 ## 0.4.0 — 2026-05-05
 
 Infra release.
diff --git a/packages/cli/pubspec.yaml b/packages/cli/pubspec.yaml
index c57a305..250b981 100644
--- a/packages/cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 name: dew
 description: Command-line interface for the Dew project management tool.
-version: 0.4.0
+version: 0.4.1
 repository: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/artificerchris/dew/issues
 resolution: workspace
 
+executables:
+  dew: dew
+
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.12.0