diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 098a7a036..350cbd552 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.10.0
+current_version = 1.10.1
 
 [bumpversion:file:VERSION]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-production-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-production-image.yaml
index 9b07814ad..3ae2b54f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-production-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-production-image.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ jobs:
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
             type=raw,value=latest
 
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        # The runner's default "docker" driver cannot export a build cache,
+        # so the type=gha cache below needs a docker-container builder.
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
       - name: Build and push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
@@ -92,6 +97,11 @@ jobs:
             type=semver,pattern={{version}}
             type=raw,value=latest
 
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        # The runner's default "docker" driver cannot export a build cache,
+        # so the type=gha cache below needs a docker-container builder.
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
       - name: Build and push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index cf53ad3f7..a48ac26ab 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cff-version: 1.10.0
+cff-version: 1.10.1
 message: "If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata."
 authors:
   - family-names: "Hülk"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ authors:
 title: "Open Energy Family - Open Energy Platform (OEP)"
 type: software
 license: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-version: 1.10.0
+version: 1.10.1
 doi:
-date-released: 2026-09-30
+date-released: 2026-10-01
 url: "https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 81c871de4..4dae2985b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.10.0
+1.10.1
diff --git a/oeplatform/__init__.py b/oeplatform/__init__.py
index a76b49eb0..2e3add2b4 100644
--- a/oeplatform/__init__.py
+++ b/oeplatform/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 """  # noqa: 501
 
-__version__ = "1.10.0"
+__version__ = "1.10.1"
diff --git a/versions/changelogs/1_10_1.md b/versions/changelogs/1_10_1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c8f34b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/changelogs/1_10_1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Christian Winger <https://github.com/wingechr> © Öko-Institut e.V.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Jonas Huber <https://github.com/jh-RLI> © Reiner Lemoine Institut
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Christian Winger <https://github.com/wingechr> © Öko-Institut e.V.
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Vismaya Jochem <https://github.com/vismayajochem> © Reiner Lemoine Institut
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+-->
+
+# Changes to the oeplatform code
+
+## Changes
+
+## Features
+
+## Bugs
+
+- Fix the production image build on release tags: set up Buildx so the
+  `type=gha` build cache can be exported (the runner's default `docker` driver
+  cannot), which failed both jobs on the v1.9.0 and v1.10.0 tags
+  [(#2537)](https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/pull/2537)
+
+## Documentation updates
+
+## Code Quality