diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 725450f..996c971 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 pkgbase = create-vlang-app
 	pkgdesc = V-native scaffolding CLI for the V programming language
-	pkgver = 0.0.1
+	pkgver = 0.1.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/Create-Vlang-App/create-vlang-app
 	arch = x86_64
 	arch = aarch64
 	license = MIT
 	depends = git
-	makedepends = vlang
-	source = create-vlang-app-0.0.1.tar.gz::https://github.com/Create-Vlang-App/create-vlang-app/archive/e5c07f5.tar.gz
-	sha256sums = 2db15ba3f4992eb5dcf1dffbd5a26826e433a77523fb102c6e47d7c3d965d1de
+	source = create-vlang-app-0.1.0.tar.gz::https://github.com/Create-Vlang-App/create-vlang-app/archive/refs/tags/create-vlang-app@0.1.0.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = f7c1f62f8eab3bcd4e55b05700924c864f182247ff7c050c39884f5013592729
 
 pkgname = create-vlang-app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pkgbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pkgbuild.yml
index fd09d1f..00e5314 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pkgbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pkgbuild.yml
@@ -9,37 +9,61 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+# Never install V from the AUR `vlang` package (stale). Match create-vlang-app CI:
+# vlang/setup-v on ubuntu, then run makepkg inside an Arch container with that toolchain.
 jobs:
   validate:
     name: makepkg + .SRCINFO sync
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: archlinux:latest
     steps:
-      - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: |
-          pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed base-devel vlang git sudo
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
+      - id: setup-v
+        uses: vlang/setup-v@12a9fab625c7fd9e51972eef71c84c3d4f41c45c
+        with:
+          version-file: .v-version
+          cache: true
+
       - name: Verify .SRCINFO matches PKGBUILD
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO.generated
-          diff -u .SRCINFO .SRCINFO.generated
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v "$PWD:/work:rw" \
+            -w /work \
+            archlinux:latest \
+            bash -euo pipefail -c '
+              pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed pacman-contrib base-devel
+              useradd -m builder
+              chown -R builder:builder /work
+              runuser -u builder -- makepkg --printsrcinfo > /tmp/.SRCINFO.generated
+              diff -u .SRCINFO /tmp/.SRCINFO.generated
+            '
 
-      - name: Build package (non-root)
+      - name: Build package and smoke CLI (non-root)
+        env:
+          V_BIN_PATH: ${{ steps.setup-v.outputs.bin-path }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          useradd -m -G wheel builder
-          echo '%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
-          chown -R builder:builder .
-          su builder -c 'makepkg -s --noconfirm --skippgpcheck'
-
-      - name: Smoke installed CLI
-        run: |
-          su builder -c '
-            set -euo pipefail
-            create-vlang-app --version | grep -qE "0\\.0\\.1"
-            create-vlang-app --help | grep -q list-templates
-          '
+          test -n "$V_BIN_PATH"
+          test -x "$V_BIN_PATH/v"
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v "$PWD:/work:rw" \
+            -v "$V_BIN_PATH:$V_BIN_PATH:ro" \
+            -e "PATH=${V_BIN_PATH}:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin" \
+            -w /work \
+            archlinux:latest \
+            bash -euo pipefail -c '
+              pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed base-devel git sudo
+              useradd -m -G wheel builder
+              echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+              chown -R builder:builder /work
+              # -d: do not pull AUR/pacman makedepends; V comes from setup-v
+              runuser -u builder -- env "PATH=$PATH" bash -euo pipefail -c "
+                makepkg -d --noconfirm --skippgpcheck
+                pkg=\$(ls create-vlang-app-*.pkg.tar.* | grep -v -- '-debug-' | head -1)
+                test -n \"\$pkg\"
+                sudo pacman -U --noconfirm \"\$pkg\"
+                create-vlang-app --version | grep -qE \"[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\"
+                create-vlang-app --help | grep -q list-templates
+              "
+            '
diff --git a/.v-version b/.v-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0c939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.v-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.5.2
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index d944da8..e6cd539 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
 url="https://github.com/Create-Vlang-App/create-vlang-app"
 license=('MIT')
 depends=('git')
-makedepends=('vlang')
+# Build requires the V compiler from https://github.com/vlang/v (official bootstrap /
+# vlang/setup-v). Do NOT use the AUR `vlang` package — it is outdated and unused in CI.
 # GitHub tag archive for create-vlang-app@0.1.0
 _tag="create-vlang-app@${pkgver}"
 _srcdir="create-vlang-app-create-vlang-app-${pkgver}"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23b0809..e7c93ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ paru -S create-vlang-app
 
 ## Manual build
 
+Requires the **official V toolchain** (not the AUR `vlang` package — it is outdated).
+Same pin as CI: [`.v-version`](.v-version) via [`vlang/setup-v`](https://github.com/vlang/setup-v) or https://github.com/vlang/v.
+
 ```bash
+# Example: bootstrap V 0.5.2, then build the package
+git clone --depth 1 --branch 0.5.2 https://github.com/vlang/v ~/v && make -C ~/v
+export PATH="$HOME/v:$PATH"
+
 git clone https://github.com/Create-Vlang-App/aur-package.git
 cd aur-package
-makepkg -si
+makepkg -d -si   # -d: skip pacman deps; V is already on PATH
 ```
 
 ## Other channels