diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 6ea1c7b..7ac7c7d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           $SUDO apt-get update
           $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-yaml dpkg-dev zstd
       - name: Full regression suite
-        run: ./tests/full-verify.sh
+        run: bash ./tests/full-verify.sh
 
   rpm-package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build backend and RPM
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          ./build.sh
-          ./packaging/build-rpm.sh
+          bash ./build.sh
+          bash ./packaging/build-rpm.sh
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
           rpm -qpi "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1.linux.x86_64.rpm"
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed git go zstd curl python
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build backend
-        run: ./build.sh
+        run: bash ./build.sh
       - name: Build pacman package as unprivileged user
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
           useradd -m builder
           chown -R builder:builder "$WORKSPACE"
-          su builder -s /bin/bash -c "cd '$WORKSPACE' && ./packaging/build-arch.sh"
+          su builder -s /bin/bash -c "cd '$WORKSPACE' && bash ./packaging/build-arch.sh"
           test -s "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 2448404..2f9336a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
-          ./scripts/gitea-release.sh ensure \
+          bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh ensure \
             "$TAG_NAME" \
             "Citizen Launcher ${VERSION}" \
             RELEASE_NOTES.md \
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ jobs:
           $SUDO apt-get update
           $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-yaml dpkg-dev zstd curl
       - name: Full regression and package suite
-        run: ./tests/full-verify.sh
+        run: bash ./tests/full-verify.sh
       - name: Upload Debian and generic assets to Gitea
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
-          ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher_${VERSION}_amd64.deb"
-          ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+          bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher_${VERSION}_amd64.deb"
+          bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 
   rpm:
     needs: prepare-release
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
           test "$TAG_NAME" = "v${VERSION}"
-          ./build.sh
-          ./packaging/build-rpm.sh
+          bash ./build.sh
+          bash ./packaging/build-rpm.sh
           rpm -qpi "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1.linux.x86_64.rpm"
       - name: Upload RPM to Gitea
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
-          ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1.linux.x86_64.rpm"
+          bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1.linux.x86_64.rpm"
 
   arch:
     needs: prepare-release
@@ -110,17 +110,17 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
           test "$TAG_NAME" = "v${VERSION}"
-          ./build.sh
+          bash ./build.sh
           useradd -m builder
           chown -R builder:builder "$WORKSPACE"
-          su builder -s /bin/bash -c "cd '$WORKSPACE' && CITIZEN_LAUNCHER_RELEASE_REPO='$CITIZEN_LAUNCHER_RELEASE_REPO' ./packaging/build-arch.sh"
+          su builder -s /bin/bash -c "cd '$WORKSPACE' && CITIZEN_LAUNCHER_RELEASE_REPO='$CITIZEN_LAUNCHER_RELEASE_REPO' bash ./packaging/build-arch.sh"
           test -s "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
       - name: Upload Arch package to Gitea
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
-          ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
+          bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" "dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
 
   finalize-release:
     needs: [deb-and-generic, rpm, arch]
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           rm -rf release-assets
-          ./scripts/gitea-release.sh download-assets "$TAG_NAME" release-assets
+          bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh download-assets "$TAG_NAME" release-assets
           VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)"
           test -s "release-assets/citizen-launcher_${VERSION}_amd64.deb"
           test -s "release-assets/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1.linux.x86_64.rpm"
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ jobs:
           test -s "release-assets/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
           (cd release-assets && sha256sum * | LC_ALL=C sort -k2 > SHA256SUMS.txt)
       - name: Publish SHA256SUMS on Gitea release
-        run: ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" release-assets/SHA256SUMS.txt
+        run: bash ./scripts/gitea-release.sh upload "$TAG_NAME" release-assets/SHA256SUMS.txt
diff --git a/GITEA.md b/GITEA.md
index d826175..4d4c4cc 100644
--- a/GITEA.md
+++ b/GITEA.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Gitea Actions setup
 
-Citizen Launcher 1.1.1 uses Gitea Actions natively. Workflows are in `.gitea/workflows/`; the old `.github/workflows/` directory is intentionally absent.
+Citizen Launcher 1.1.2 uses Gitea Actions natively. Workflows are in `.gitea/workflows/`; the old `.github/workflows/` directory is intentionally absent.
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ If your runner uses a different label, replace `runs-on: ubuntu-latest` in both
 Push a version tag matching `VERSION`, for example:
 
 ```bash
-git tag v1.1.1
-git push origin v1.1.1
+git tag v1.1.2
+git push origin v1.1.2
 ```
 
 `.gitea/workflows/release.yml` then:
diff --git a/INSTALLIEREN.sh b/INSTALLIEREN.sh
index 60902cc..004368b 100644
--- a/INSTALLIEREN.sh
+++ b/INSTALLIEREN.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ esac
 if $immutable; then
   echo "Immutable Linux-Variante erkannt ($id${variant:+/$variant})."
   echo "Citizen Launcher wird sicher im Benutzerkonto installiert; das Basis-Image bleibt unangetastet."
-  exec "$ROOT/install.sh"
+  exec bash "$ROOT/install.sh"
 fi
 
 case "$family" in
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ esac
 
 echo "Kein passendes natives Paket im Projektordner gefunden."
 echo "Installiere die portable, vollständig updatefähige Benutzer-Version …"
-exec "$ROOT/install.sh"
+exec bash "$ROOT/install.sh"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdf4898..8a1a145 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Citizen Launcher 1.1.1
+# Citizen Launcher 1.1.2
 
 Citizen Launcher is a cross-distribution Star Citizen setup, launch, repair and maintenance application for Linux. The same static Go core runs on Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/RHEL derivatives, Arch derivatives, openSUSE and generic glibc-based desktop Linux. Omarchy support is an optional integration, not a runtime requirement.
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Citizen Launcher is a cross-distribution Star Citizen setup, launch, repair and
 
 The launcher owns the fragile user-space gaming stack so users do not have to pick Wine builds, copy DXVK DLLs or rebuild prefixes by hand. Kernel, GPU driver, firmware and base-distribution upgrades remain owned by the Linux distribution.
 
-The 1.0.1 gaming path was confirmed end-to-end on real hardware: launcher, RSI installation and Star Citizen playability. 1.1.1 keeps that gaming core and adds native multi-distribution packaging/update integration.
+The 1.0.1 gaming path was confirmed end-to-end on real hardware: launcher, RSI installation and Star Citizen playability. 1.1.2 keeps that gaming core and adds native multi-distribution packaging/update integration.
 
 ## Supported Linux families
 
@@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ The installer detects the distro family, prefers a native package found in `dist
 ### Debian / Ubuntu / Mint
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt install ./dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb
+sudo apt install ./dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb
 ```
 
 ### Fedora / Nobara / RHEL family
 
 ```bash
-sudo dnf install ./dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.1-1.linux.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install ./dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-1.linux.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### openSUSE Tumbleweed / Slowroll
 
 ```bash
-sudo zypper install ./dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.1-1.linux.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install ./dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-1.linux.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Arch / Manjaro / EndeavourOS / CachyOS / Omarchy
 
 ```bash
-sudo pacman -U ./dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
+sudo pacman -U ./dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
 ```
 
 ### Generic / immutable desktop Linux
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 5746ac0..d5ab8d6 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Citizen Launcher 1.1.1
+# Citizen Launcher 1.1.2
 
 ## Gitea-native CI/CD release
 
-1.1.1 keeps the confirmed playable multi-distribution 1.1.x runtime and migrates the project automation from GitHub Actions to Gitea Actions.
+1.1.2 keeps the confirmed playable multi-distribution 1.1.x runtime and hardens the Gitea Actions pipeline introduced in 1.1.1.
 
 ### Gitea workflows
 
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ The release flow does not depend on cross-job `upload-artifact` compatibility. E
 ### Runtime
 
 Wine, DXVK, RSI Launcher setup, hardware checks, single-instance protection, repair, support bundles and the already confirmed playable Star Citizen path are unchanged.
+## Gitea CI hardening
+
+- Gitea Actions invokes repository shell scripts explicitly through `bash`.
+- Nested test, build and release scripts use the same mode-independent convention.
+- Added a regression guard against direct `.sh` execution in the critical CI graph.
+- Fixes Gitea/act exit code 126 (`Permission denied`) when checkout files are mode `0644`.
+
diff --git a/TEST_REPORT.md b/TEST_REPORT.md
index 26855c2..246b3de 100644
--- a/TEST_REPORT.md
+++ b/TEST_REPORT.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# Citizen Launcher 1.1.1 – Verification Report
+# Citizen Launcher 1.1.2 – Verification Report
 
 Date: 2026-09-01
 
 ## Release scope
 
-Citizen Launcher 1.1.1 keeps the confirmed playable 1.1.x multi-distribution gaming core and migrates CI/CD and release publishing to Gitea Actions.
+Citizen Launcher 1.1.2 keeps the confirmed playable 1.1.x multi-distribution gaming core and hardens the Gitea-native CI/CD introduced in 1.1.1 against checkout permission differences.
 
 ## Automated release gate
 
-The 1.1.1 tree passes the local release gate with:
+The 1.1.2 tree passes the local release gate with:
 
 - shell syntax checks for installers, packaging, Gitea release helper and tests
 - `gofmt` cleanliness
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ The 1.1.1 tree passes the local release gate with:
 - static validation of RPM spec and Arch PKGBUILD/package hooks
 - multi-distro platform-family and immutable-host regression tests
 - native package self-update parser/asset-selection tests for DEB, RPM and pacman formats
+- full regression suite repeated successfully after forcing every repository `*.sh` file to mode `0644`; CI does not depend on executable bits
+- regression guard rejects direct repository `.sh` execution in Gitea workflow entry points
 
 ## Gitea CI/CD design verified
 
@@ -57,14 +59,18 @@ A separate build check confirmed that a `gitea:https://.../api/v1/repos/owner/re
 
 The current local build environment contains Debian packaging tools, therefore these artifacts can be built and inspected locally:
 
-- `dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb`
-- `dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz`
+- `dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb`
+- `dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz`
 
 The local environment does not provide native `rpmbuild` / Arch `makepkg`; the Gitea workflows build those in Fedora and Arch job containers:
 
-- `citizen-launcher-1.1.1-1.linux.x86_64.rpm`
-- `citizen-launcher-1.1.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst`
+- `citizen-launcher-1.1.2-1.linux.x86_64.rpm`
+- `citizen-launcher-1.1.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst`
 
 ## Gaming-core acceptance
 
 The Star Citizen install/play path is unchanged from the already accepted 1.0.1/1.1.0 line. The CI migration changes release and update plumbing, not Wine/DXVK/RSI launch behavior.
+
+## Checkout permission regression
+
+The complete `tests/full-verify.sh` suite was repeated after forcing every repository `*.sh` file to Unix mode `0644`. It still completed successfully. This reproduces the Gitea/act checkout condition that caused exit code 126 and verifies that CI/CD no longer depends on executable bits for repository shell scripts. Distributed archives still mark shell scripts executable for convenience.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 524cb55..45a1b3f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.1
+1.1.2
diff --git a/backend/bin/citizen-launcher b/backend/bin/citizen-launcher
index 7bf37bf..61c091e 100644
Binary files a/backend/bin/citizen-launcher and b/backend/bin/citizen-launcher differ
diff --git a/backend/cmd/citizen-launcher/main.go b/backend/cmd/citizen-launcher/main.go
index e844bd5..1e29114 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/citizen-launcher/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/citizen-launcher/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	appVersion  = "1.1.1"
+	appVersion  = "1.1.2"
 	releaseRepo = "github:sendnwv/omarchy-sc"
 )
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 0190e9d..37c28dd 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-(cd "$ROOT/backend" && ./build.sh)
+(cd "$ROOT/backend" && bash ./build.sh)
 echo "Build fertig: backend/bin/citizen-launcher"
diff --git a/dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz b/dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4112794
Binary files /dev/null and b/dist/citizen-launcher-1.1.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb b/dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e49f02e
Binary files /dev/null and b/dist/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb differ
diff --git a/install-omarchy.sh b/install-omarchy.sh
index 2fc502b..87ec634 100644
--- a/install-omarchy.sh
+++ b/install-omarchy.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-"$ROOT/install.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/install.sh"
 command -v omarchy >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Omarchy nicht gefunden; Standalone-Launcher ist trotzdem installiert."; exit 0; }
 DEST="$HOME/.config/omarchy/plugins/local.omarchy-citizen"
 mkdir -p "$DEST/backend/bin"
diff --git a/integrations/omarchy/Panel.qml b/integrations/omarchy/Panel.qml
index 38b4fc2..ca40c62 100644
--- a/integrations/omarchy/Panel.qml
+++ b/integrations/omarchy/Panel.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Panel {
   property var anchorItem: null
   property var hostWidget: null
 
-  property string pluginVersion: "1.1.1"
+  property string pluginVersion: "1.1.2"
   property string health: "checking"
   property string depsState: "checking"
   property string depsMissing: ""
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Panel {
       values[lines[i].slice(0, p)] = lines[i].slice(p + 1)
     }
 
-    pluginVersion = values.plugin_version || "1.1.1"
+    pluginVersion = values.plugin_version || "1.1.2"
     health = values.health || "setup"
     depsState = values.deps || "missing"
     depsMissing = values.deps_missing || ""
diff --git a/integrations/omarchy/citizenctl b/integrations/omarchy/citizenctl
index 3dc8529..d8805ef 100644
--- a/integrations/omarchy/citizenctl
+++ b/integrations/omarchy/citizenctl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -u
 
 PLUGIN_ID="local.omarchy-citizen"
-PLUGIN_VERSION="1.1.1"
+PLUGIN_VERSION="1.1.2"
 
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"
 XDG_DATA_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"
diff --git a/integrations/omarchy/manifest.json b/integrations/omarchy/manifest.json
index 17e8353..f1a1c8d 100644
--- a/integrations/omarchy/manifest.json
+++ b/integrations/omarchy/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "schemaVersion": 1,
   "id": "local.omarchy-citizen",
   "name": "Citizen Launcher · Omarchy",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "author": "Community prototype",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Optional Omarchy bar integration for the distro-neutral Citizen Launcher.",
diff --git a/packaging/build-all.sh b/packaging/build-all.sh
index b7585e4..82d9f5c 100644
--- a/packaging/build-all.sh
+++ b/packaging/build-all.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
-"$ROOT/build.sh"
-"$ROOT/packaging/build-deb.sh"
-"$ROOT/packaging/build-tarball.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/build.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-deb.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-tarball.sh"
 if command -v rpmbuild >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  "$ROOT/packaging/build-rpm.sh"
+  bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-rpm.sh"
 else
   echo "Hinweis: rpmbuild fehlt – RPM wird in Fedora/openSUSE CI gebaut." >&2
 fi
 if command -v makepkg >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
-  "$ROOT/packaging/build-arch.sh"
+  bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-arch.sh"
 else
   echo "Hinweis: makepkg fehlt/Root – Arch-Paket wird in Arch CI gebaut." >&2
 fi
diff --git a/packaging/citizen-launcher.spec b/packaging/citizen-launcher.spec
index 2551d74..ded0f8b 100644
--- a/packaging/citizen-launcher.spec
+++ b/packaging/citizen-launcher.spec
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@ fi
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/citizen-launcher/release-repo
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 01 2026 Citizen Launcher Project - 1.1.2-1
+- Gitea Actions checkout permission hardening
 * Tue Sep 01 2026 Citizen Launcher Project - 1.1.1-1
 - Multi-distribution native package support
diff --git a/packaging/metainfo/io.github.citizenlauncher.CitizenLauncher.metainfo.xml b/packaging/metainfo/io.github.citizenlauncher.CitizenLauncher.metainfo.xml
index c394248..b9417ae 100644
--- a/packaging/metainfo/io.github.citizenlauncher.CitizenLauncher.metainfo.xml
+++ b/packaging/metainfo/io.github.citizenlauncher.CitizenLauncher.metainfo.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
   <url type="homepage">https://github.com/sendnwv/omarchy-sc</url>
   <categories><category>Game</category></categories>
   <provides><binary>citizen-launcher</binary></provides>
-  <releases><release version="1.1.1" date="2026-09-01"/><release version="1.0.1" date="2026-08-31"/><release version="1.0.0" date="2026-08-31"/></releases>
+  <releases><release version="1.1.2" date="2026-09-01"/><release version="1.1.1" date="2026-09-01"/><release version="1.0.1" date="2026-08-31"/><release version="1.0.0" date="2026-08-31"/></releases>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
 </component>
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/citizen-launcher.spec b/packaging/rpm/citizen-launcher.spec
index 2551d74..ded0f8b 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/citizen-launcher.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/citizen-launcher.spec
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@ fi
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/citizen-launcher/release-repo
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 01 2026 Citizen Launcher Project - 1.1.2-1
+- Gitea Actions checkout permission hardening
 * Tue Sep 01 2026 Citizen Launcher Project - 1.1.1-1
 - Multi-distribution native package support
diff --git a/tests/full-verify.sh b/tests/full-verify.sh
index 6c27f8a..3fb7406 100644
--- a/tests/full-verify.sh
+++ b/tests/full-verify.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
-"$ROOT/tests/verify.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/tests/verify.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/tests/mode-independence.sh"
 (cd "$ROOT/backend" && go test -race ./...)
-"$ROOT/backend/integration-test.sh"
-"$ROOT/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh"
-"$ROOT/tests/package-verify.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/backend/integration-test.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/tests/package-verify.sh"
 echo 'Citizen Launcher full verification: OK'
diff --git a/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh b/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh
index 4cd6438..4edf9c2 100644
--- a/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh
+++ b/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class H(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         return r
     def do_GET(self):
         path=urllib.parse.urlparse(self.path).path
-        if path.endswith('/releases/tags/v1.1.1'):
+        if path.endswith('/releases/tags/v1.1.2'):
             if release is None: self.send_error(404); return
             self.sendj(200,self.rel()); return
         if path.startswith('/download/'):
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export GITEA_API_URL="http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/api/v1"
 export GITEA_REPOSITORY="owner/repo"
 export GITEA_TOKEN="test-token"
 
-echo first > "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb"
-"$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" ensure v1.1.1 'Citizen Launcher 1.1.1' "$ROOT/RELEASE_NOTES.md" deadbeef
-"$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" ensure v1.1.1 'Citizen Launcher 1.1.1' "$ROOT/RELEASE_NOTES.md" deadbeef
-"$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" upload v1.1.1 "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb"
-echo replacement > "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb"
-"$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" upload v1.1.1 "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb"
-"$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" download-assets v1.1.1 "$TMP/download"
-cmp "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb" "$TMP/download/citizen-launcher_1.1.1_amd64.deb"
+echo first > "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb"
+bash "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" ensure v1.1.2 'Citizen Launcher 1.1.2' "$ROOT/RELEASE_NOTES.md" deadbeef
+bash "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" ensure v1.1.2 'Citizen Launcher 1.1.2' "$ROOT/RELEASE_NOTES.md" deadbeef
+bash "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" upload v1.1.2 "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb"
+echo replacement > "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb"
+bash "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" upload v1.1.2 "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb"
+bash "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" download-assets v1.1.2 "$TMP/download"
+cmp "$TMP/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb" "$TMP/download/citizen-launcher_1.1.2_amd64.deb"
 echo 'Gitea release helper verification: OK'
diff --git a/tests/mode-independence.sh b/tests/mode-independence.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb9d290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mode-independence.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+
+python3 - "$ROOT" <<'PY'
+from pathlib import Path
+import re, sys
+root = Path(sys.argv[1])
+check = [
+    root/'build.sh', root/'install-omarchy.sh', root/'INSTALLIEREN.sh',
+    root/'tests/full-verify.sh', root/'tests/verify.sh', root/'tests/package-verify.sh',
+    root/'tests/gitea-release-helper.sh', root/'packaging/build-all.sh',
+    root/'.gitea/workflows/ci.yml', root/'.gitea/workflows/release.yml',
+]
+for p in check:
+    text = p.read_text()
+    bad = []
+    for lineno, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), 1):
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if stripped.startswith('#') or stripped.endswith('\\') or stripped.endswith('; do'):
+            continue
+        # Direct ./script.sh command (workflow or shell command) without an interpreter.
+        if re.search(r'(^|[;&|]\s*|run:\s*)\./[^\s"\x27]+\.sh(?:\s|$)', stripped):
+            bad.append((lineno, stripped))
+        # Direct "$ROOT/path/script.sh" command at start of a shell line.
+        if re.search(r'^"?\$ROOT/[^"\s]+\.sh"?(?:\s|$)', stripped):
+            bad.append((lineno, stripped))
+    if bad:
+        raise SystemExit(f'direct shell execution remains in {p}: {bad}')
+print('Mode-independent shell invocation: OK')
+PY
diff --git a/tests/package-verify.sh b/tests/package-verify.sh
index 2e63991..2f130f9 100644
--- a/tests/package-verify.sh
+++ b/tests/package-verify.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$ROOT/VERSION")"
 rm -rf "$ROOT/dist"
 mkdir -p "$ROOT/dist"
-"$ROOT/packaging/build-deb.sh"
-"$ROOT/packaging/build-tarball.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-deb.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-tarball.sh"
 DEB="$ROOT/dist/citizen-launcher_${VERSION}_amd64.deb"
 TAR="$ROOT/dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 [[ -s "$DEB" && -s "$TAR" ]]
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ grep -q "'x86_64'" "$ROOT/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD.in"
 grep -q 'citizen-launcher-self-update.timer' "$ROOT/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD.in"
 
 if command -v rpmbuild >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  "$ROOT/packaging/build-rpm.sh"
+  bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-rpm.sh"
   RPM="$ROOT/dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1.linux.x86_64.rpm"
   [[ -s "$RPM" ]]
   rpm -qp --qf '%{NAME}\n%{VERSION}\n%{ARCH}\n' "$RPM" | grep -qx 'citizen-launcher' -m1
 fi
 
 if command -v makepkg >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
-  "$ROOT/packaging/build-arch.sh"
+  bash "$ROOT/packaging/build-arch.sh"
   [[ -s "$ROOT/dist/citizen-launcher-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst" ]]
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/verify.sh b/tests/verify.sh
index 5a6129b..f7f76de 100644
--- a/tests/verify.sh
+++ b/tests/verify.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ for f in \
   "$ROOT/install.sh" "$ROOT/uninstall.sh" "$ROOT/install-omarchy.sh" "$ROOT/INSTALLIEREN.sh" \
   "$ROOT/build.sh" "$ROOT/packaging/build-deb.sh" "$ROOT/packaging/build-rpm.sh" \
   "$ROOT/packaging/build-arch.sh" "$ROOT/packaging/build-tarball.sh" "$ROOT/packaging/build-all.sh" \
-  "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" "$ROOT/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh"; do
+  "$ROOT/scripts/gitea-release.sh" "$ROOT/tests/gitea-release-helper.sh" "$ROOT/tests/mode-independence.sh"; do
   bash -n "$f"
 done
 (cd "$ROOT/backend" && gofmt -w cmd/citizen-launcher && go test ./... && go vet ./...)
-"$ROOT/build.sh"
+bash "$ROOT/build.sh"
 [[ "$("$ROOT/backend/bin/citizen-launcher" --version)" == "$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$ROOT/VERSION")" ]]
 [[ ! -n "$(gofmt -l "$ROOT/backend/cmd/citizen-launcher")" ]]
 python3 - <<'PY' "$ROOT"
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ release=(root/'.gitea/workflows/release.yml').read_text()
 assert 'gh release' not in release
 assert 'gitea.api_url' in release and 'gitea.token' in release
 assert 'actions/upload-artifact' not in release and 'actions/download-artifact' not in release
+
+import re
+for wf in [root/'.gitea/workflows/ci.yml', root/'.gitea/workflows/release.yml']:
+    text=wf.read_text()
+    bad=re.findall(r'(?m)^\s*(?:run:\s*)?(\./[^\s]+\.sh)(?:\s|$)', text)
+    assert not bad, f'workflow executes shell script directly: {wf}: {bad}'
 print('Gitea workflow yaml: OK')
 PY
 echo 'Citizen Launcher verification: OK'