diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db9a014..510e0d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ live from `bot.settings` so it can change at runtime via a command.
 `requirements.txt`:
 
 ```
-dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.0
+dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.1
 ```
 
 Direct:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.0"
+pip install "dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.1"
 ```
 
 Requires `discord.py` (pulled transitively).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8fa502a..551cd1e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "dpy_logger"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "Leveled Discord channel logger for discord.py — config-free, injectable, installable."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py b/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
index 40ba683..ccc6134 100644
--- a/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
+++ b/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
@@ -206,8 +206,12 @@ class DPYLogger:
 
     failure = fail
 
-    async def task(self, log, action=None, guild=None, log_to_file=None):
-        """log a task-level message with SYSTEM/TASK as the actor"""
+    async def task(self, log, action=None, actor=None, guild=None, log_to_file=None):
+        """log a task-level message with SYSTEM/TASK as the actor
+
+        actor is accepted for caller compatibility and ignored — task actions are
+        always attributed to SYSTEM/TASK regardless of the caller-supplied actor
+        """
         return await self._send("task", log, action, "SYSTEM/TASK", guild, log_to_file)
 
     async def critical(self, log, action=None, actor=None, guild=None, log_to_file=None):