diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b1629e..443596b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ The evidence behind each vendor fact lives in [docs/dialects.md](docs/dialects.m
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.3] - 2026-09-02
+
+No change to any diagnostic.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- The Action built its argument list with `[ cond ] && args+=(...)`, which returns
+  non-zero when the condition is false and would fail the step under `bash -e` if it
+  were ever the last line. It survived only by accident of ordering; the conditions
+  are now `if` blocks.
+
 ## [1.0.2] - 2026-09-02
 
 No change to any diagnostic.
@@ -100,7 +111,8 @@ surface, the CLI flags, the Action inputs, and the config schema.
 - Output formats: text, JSON, SARIF, and GitHub annotations.
 - A zero-config GitHub Action and an installation-free CLI.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/korya/askl/compare/v1.0.2...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/korya/askl/compare/v1.0.3...HEAD
+[1.0.3]: https://github.com/korya/askl/compare/v1.0.2...v1.0.3
 [1.0.2]: https://github.com/korya/askl/compare/v1.0.1...v1.0.2
 [1.0.1]: https://github.com/korya/askl/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1
 [1.0.0]: https://github.com/korya/askl/compare/v0.3.0...v1.0.0
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 61ea54b..ff2355b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         args=(--format github)
-        [ -n "${{ inputs.dialect }}" ] && args+=(--dialect "${{ inputs.dialect }}")
-        [ "${{ inputs.strict }}" = "true" ] && args+=(--strict)
-        [ "${{ inputs.pedantic }}" = "true" ] && args+=(--pedantic)
+        # `[ cond ] && args+=(...)` returns non-zero when the test fails, which
+        # fails the whole step under `bash -e` if it is ever the last line.
+        if [ -n "${{ inputs.dialect }}" ]; then
+          args+=(--dialect "${{ inputs.dialect }}")
+        fi
+        if [ "${{ inputs.strict }}" = "true" ]; then
+          args+=(--strict)
+        fi
+        if [ "${{ inputs.pedantic }}" = "true" ]; then
+          args+=(--pedantic)
+        fi
         node "${{ github.action_path }}/dist/cli.js" "${args[@]}" "${{ inputs.path }}"
diff --git a/dist/cli.js b/dist/cli.js
index c29acc2..26991c0 100755
--- a/dist/cli.js
+++ b/dist/cli.js
@@ -15893,7 +15893,7 @@ function reportText(diagnostics, dialectIds) {
 }
 
 // src/main.ts
-var VERSION = "1.0.2";
+var VERSION = "1.0.3";
 var HELP = `askl: a deterministic linter for agent skills and plugins
 
 Usage: askl [options] [paths...]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 862d84a..378c3bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@korya/askl",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "Deterministic linter for agent skills and agent plugins: agentskills.io, agent-plugins.org, Claude Code, and Codex compliance.",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 625a044..257a787 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { reportJson } from "./reporters/json.js";
 import { reportSarif } from "./reporters/sarif.js";
 import { reportText } from "./reporters/text.js";
 
-const VERSION = "1.0.2";
+const VERSION = "1.0.3";
 
 const HELP = `askl: a deterministic linter for agent skills and plugins