diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb5dd23..c57c2fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.6] - 2026-06-12
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `action-runner.bat` now runs `cd /d "%~dp0"` before invoking Node, so CLI aliases work from any terminal working directory (matching Run Now spawn behavior).
+
 ## [1.0.5] - 2026-06-12
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/command-lib/tests/actionRunnerBat.integration.test.js b/command-lib/tests/actionRunnerBat.integration.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a8417e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command-lib/tests/actionRunnerBat.integration.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const { describe, it } = require("node:test");
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..");
+const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
+const actionRunnerBatPath = path.join(
+  repoRoot,
+  "commands",
+  "action-runner",
+  "action-runner.bat",
+);
+const missingActionName = "shellforge-nonexistent-action-for-test";
+
+function runActionRunnerBatFromDirectory(workingDirectory, environmentVariables = {}) {
+  return spawnSync("cmd.exe", ["/c", actionRunnerBatPath, `--action=${missingActionName}`], {
+    cwd: workingDirectory,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    windowsHide: true,
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      ...environmentVariables,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+function createTempDirectory() {
+  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "shellforge-action-runner-bat-"));
+}
+
+const describeWindows = isWindows ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+describeWindows("action-runner.bat integration", () => {
+  it("runs from an arbitrary working directory and reaches the Action Runner runtime", () => {
+    const unrelatedWorkingDirectory = createTempDirectory();
+
+    const executionResult = runActionRunnerBatFromDirectory(unrelatedWorkingDirectory, {
+      SHELLFORGE_USER_DATA: repoRoot,
+    });
+
+    const combinedOutput = `${executionResult.stdout}\n${executionResult.stderr}`;
+
+    assert.notEqual(
+      executionResult.status,
+      0,
+      "Expected a non-zero exit code for a missing action name.",
+    );
+    assert.match(
+      combinedOutput,
+      /\[Action Runner\]|Missing Configuration/,
+      "Expected Action Runner output when the bat starts Node from an unrelated cwd.",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/commands/action-runner/action-runner.bat b/commands/action-runner/action-runner.bat
index 6470ce2..881eeb5 100644
--- a/commands/action-runner/action-runner.bat
+++ b/commands/action-runner/action-runner.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @echo off
+cd /d "%~dp0"
 setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
 
 set JS_FILE="%~dp0\action-runner.js"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5916fd9..303bbf3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "shellforge",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "ShellForge - custom Windows PowerShell automation and commands",
   "license": "ISC",
   "author": "João Luiz de Castro",
diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index ed2f82c..c11d554 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "shellforge-ui",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "shellforge-ui",
-      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "version": "1.0.6",
       "dependencies": {
         "dagre": "^0.8.5",
         "js-pretty-icons": "^0.3.0",
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 058b397..80e13b8 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "shellforge-ui",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "ShellForge desktop manager for Windows PowerShell automation",
   "author": "João Luiz de Castro",
   "private": true,