diff --git a/Sources/SimpleTopBar/App.swift b/Sources/SimpleTopBar/App.swift
index 66122f9..5163862 100644
--- a/Sources/SimpleTopBar/App.swift
+++ b/Sources/SimpleTopBar/App.swift
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         AppListModel.shared.start()
         MenuBarItemManager.shared.start()
         MenuBarHider.shared.prepare()
+
+        // The tray is empty without Accessibility permission, so surface the
+        // system prompt once at launch instead of waiting for the user to
+        // open the panel and find the button.
+        if !AccessibilityPermission.isGranted,
+           !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "didRequestAccessibility") {
+            UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: "didRequestAccessibility")
+            AccessibilityPermission.request()
+        }
     }
 
     func applicationWillTerminate(_ notification: Notification) {
diff --git a/build-app.sh b/build-app.sh
index 9b78905..9eb7da7 100755
--- a/build-app.sh
+++ b/build-app.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-VERSION="${1:-0.2.0}"
+VERSION="${1:-0.2.1}"
 
 swift build -c release