diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc92d04..622c2ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.14.1] - 2026-04-07
+
+### Fixed
+- **`forge-patterns` bin entry**: `package.json` declared `"forge-patterns": "dist/cli.js"`, but no `src/cli.ts` ever existed and `dist/cli.js` was never built, so `npx @forgespace/core forge-patterns` failed for every npm consumer of v1.4.0–v1.14.0. The bin now points at the existing `scripts/forge-patterns-cli.js` (already shipped under `pkg.files`, has a `#!/usr/bin/env node` shebang). The script was also marked executable. Added `src/bin-entries.test.js` to assert that every `pkg.bin` entry resolves to a real file, has a node shebang, and lives under a path declared in `pkg.files` — preventing this regression class going forward.
+
 ## [1.14.0] - 2026-04-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/etc/core.api.md b/etc/core.api.md
index 255e07b..89405a6 100644
--- a/etc/core.api.md
+++ b/etc/core.api.md
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ export interface ToggleStrategyConfig {
 export function validateTenantProfile(value: unknown): value is TenantProfile;
 
 // @public
-export const VERSION = "1.14.0";
+export const VERSION = "1.14.1";
 
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01b0300..6d7c71f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@forgespace/core",
-  "version": "1.14.0",
+  "version": "1.14.1",
   "description": "Shared configuration, workflows, and architectural patterns for the Forgespace ecosystem",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",
   "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "mcp-context:start": "node dist/mcp-context-server/index.js"
   },
   "bin": {
-    "forge-patterns": "dist/cli.js",
+    "forge-patterns": "scripts/forge-patterns-cli.js",
     "forge-scorecard": "dist/patterns/idp/scorecards/cli.js",
     "forge-policy": "dist/patterns/idp/policy-engine/cli.js",
     "forge-features": "dist/patterns/idp/feature-toggles/cli.js",
diff --git a/scripts/forge-patterns-cli.js b/scripts/forge-patterns-cli.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/bin-entries.test.js b/src/bin-entries.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6e171e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin-entries.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+const pkg = require('../package.json');
+
+describe('package.json bin entries', () => {
+  const binEntries = Object.entries(pkg.bin || {});
+
+  it('declares at least one bin entry', () => {
+    expect(binEntries.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it.each(binEntries)('bin "%s" -> "%s" exists in the published files', (name, relPath) => {
+    const absPath = path.join(repoRoot, relPath);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(absPath)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it.each(binEntries)('bin "%s" -> "%s" starts with a node shebang', (name, relPath) => {
+    const absPath = path.join(repoRoot, relPath);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(absPath)) return;
+    const firstLine = fs.readFileSync(absPath, 'utf8').split('\n', 1)[0];
+    expect(firstLine).toMatch(/^#!.*\bnode\b/);
+  });
+
+  it.each(binEntries)('bin "%s" -> "%s" lives under a path declared in pkg.files', (name, relPath) => {
+    const topDir = relPath.split('/')[0] + '/';
+    expect(pkg.files).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([topDir]));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8a36e83..dbc3f8b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 // Version information — kept in sync with package.json by scripts/release-core.sh
-export const VERSION = '1.14.0';
+export const VERSION = '1.14.1';
 
 // Type definitions
 export interface ProjectConfig {