diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec08a21..dd8510b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2025-12-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed format of database return value to `Path`.
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2025-11-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/datasets18xx/io/database.py b/datasets18xx/io/database.py
index 39993fb..8e8eddb 100644
--- a/datasets18xx/io/database.py
+++ b/datasets18xx/io/database.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def database() -> Path:
     Returns:
         The exported database, or default is env variable is not set.
     """
-    return os.environ.get('DATABASE', default_database())
+    return Path(os.environ.get('DATABASE', default_database()))
 
 
 def default_database() -> Path:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d95cc24..8d97573 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "datasets18xx"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 description = "A Python package to maintain datasets from 18xx.games"
 authors = ["Pascal <mup0117@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"