diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release-mergeback.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release-mergeback.yml
index 6471735313..81c7bc103e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release-mergeback.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release-mergeback.yml
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ jobs:
             --base "$BASE_BRANCH" \
             --title "$PR_TITLE" \
             --body "$PR_BODY" \
-            "$DRAFT"
+            ${DRAFT:+"$DRAFT"} # no quotes around $DRAFT. gh will error out if there is an empty ""
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index faccd38e63..fdaedee200 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
+## [UNRELEASED]
+
+## 1.0.1 - 07 Jun 2021
+
 - Pass the `--sarif-group-rules-by-pack` argument to CodeQL CLI invocations that generate SARIF. This means the SARIF rule object for each query will now be found underneath its corresponding query pack in `runs[].tool.extensions`. [#546](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/546)
 - Output the location of CodeQL databases created in the analyze step. [#543](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/543)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0664ecbe80..41ad0adf1d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codeql",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e086509f65..9eb0643462 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codeql",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "private": true,
   "description": "CodeQL action",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/runner/package-lock.json b/runner/package-lock.json
index 45d0185b72..a46d99d5d1 100644
--- a/runner/package-lock.json
+++ b/runner/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codeql-runner",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/runner/package.json b/runner/package.json
index 39ea30d5a2..4815b57b34 100644
--- a/runner/package.json
+++ b/runner/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codeql-runner",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "private": true,
   "description": "CodeQL runner",
   "scripts": {