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----
-"@qawolf/cli": patch
----
-
-`qawolf runner run` now falls back to `QAWOLF_ENVIRONMENT` when neither `--env-id` nor `--env-file` is passed, so the one export that already sets a default for `qawolf flows` covers a runner run too. `--env-id` still wins over it, and `--env-file` suppresses it so a run reading a dotenv file is not handed a second environment on top.
-
-The run reports on stderr which environment it picked up. A run that was given none before is now given one, and those variables reach the flow's code, so it should never happen silently.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @qawolf/cli
 
+## 1.17.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- ff34821: `qawolf runner run` now falls back to `QAWOLF_ENVIRONMENT` when neither `--env-id` nor `--env-file` is passed, so the one export that already sets a default for `qawolf flows` covers a runner run too. `--env-id` still wins over it, and `--env-file` suppresses it so a run reading a dotenv file is not handed a second environment on top.
+
+  The run reports on stderr which environment it picked up. A run that was given none before is now given one, and those variables reach the flow's code, so it should never happen silently.
+
 ## 1.17.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qawolf/cli",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.17.1",
   "description": "Run and manage QA Wolf flows from the terminal, CI, or an AI agent",
   "keywords": [
     "automation",