diff --git a/metadata_utils.py b/metadata_utils.py
index 7e0beec..e3d2516 100644
--- a/metadata_utils.py
+++ b/metadata_utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Compatibility shim for MetaHub Save Node metadata helpers.
 
 The implementation is kept in metadata_utils_impl.py; this module exposes the
 same public API expected by the save nodes while pinning the published node
-version to 1.1.2.
+version to 1.1.3.
 """
 
 try:
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import metadata_utils_impl as _impl
 
-METAHUB_SAVE_NODE_VERSION = "1.1.2"
+METAHUB_SAVE_NODE_VERSION = "1.1.3"
 _impl.METAHUB_SAVE_NODE_VERSION = METAHUB_SAVE_NODE_VERSION
 
 for _name in dir(_impl):
diff --git a/metadata_utils_impl.py b/metadata_utils_impl.py
index daa5fbe..0e4ada6 100644
--- a/metadata_utils_impl.py
+++ b/metadata_utils_impl.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from xml.sax.saxutils import escape as xml_escape
 import numpy as np
 from PIL import Image, PngImagePlugin
 
-METAHUB_SAVE_NODE_VERSION = "1.0.9"
+METAHUB_SAVE_NODE_VERSION = "1.1.3"
 
 try:
     import piexif
@@ -315,6 +315,28 @@ def collect_version_info() -> Dict[str, Optional[str]]:
 # METADATA FORMATTING
 # ============================================================================
 
+def make_civitai_safe_text(value: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Normalizes common smart punctuation for legacy A1111/Civitai text readers.
+    """
+    if value is None:
+        return ""
+    replacements = {
+        "\u2018": "'",
+        "\u2019": "'",
+        "\u201c": '"',
+        "\u201d": '"',
+        "\u2013": "-",
+        "\u2014": "-",
+        "\u2026": "...",
+        "\u00a0": " ",
+    }
+    text = str(value)
+    for source, replacement in replacements.items():
+        text = text.replace(source, replacement)
+    return text
+
+
 def build_a1111_metadata(params: dict) -> str:
     """
     Builds A1111/Civitai compatible metadata string for tEXt chunk.
@@ -836,7 +858,7 @@ def save_png_with_metadata(image: Image.Image, image_path: str, a1111_metadata:
     """
     try:
         png_info = PngImagePlugin.PngInfo()
-        png_info.add_text("parameters", a1111_metadata or "")
+        png_info.add_text("parameters", make_civitai_safe_text(a1111_metadata))
         imh_json = json.dumps(imh_metadata or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
         png_info.add_itxt("imagemetahub_data", imh_json)
         workflow_text = _serialize_metadata_json_ascii(imh_metadata.get("workflow"))
@@ -861,9 +883,10 @@ def _build_exif_bytes(a1111_metadata: str, imh_metadata: dict) -> Optional[bytes
         imh_json = json.dumps(imh_metadata or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
         if imh_json:
             exif_dict["0th"][piexif.ImageIFD.ImageDescription] = imh_json.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-        if a1111_metadata:
+        civitai_metadata = make_civitai_safe_text(a1111_metadata)
+        if civitai_metadata:
             exif_dict["Exif"][piexif.ExifIFD.UserComment] = piexif_helper.UserComment.dump(
-                a1111_metadata, encoding="unicode"
+                civitai_metadata, encoding="unicode"
             )
         return piexif.dump(exif_dict)
     except Exception:
@@ -889,7 +912,7 @@ def save_jpeg_with_metadata(
         if exif_bytes:
             save_kwargs["exif"] = exif_bytes
         elif a1111_metadata:
-            save_kwargs["comment"] = a1111_metadata.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+            save_kwargs["comment"] = make_civitai_safe_text(a1111_metadata).encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
         if xmp_bytes:
             save_kwargs["xmp"] = xmp_bytes
         try:
@@ -922,7 +945,7 @@ def save_webp_with_metadata(
         if exif_bytes:
             save_kwargs["exif"] = exif_bytes
         elif a1111_metadata:
-            save_kwargs["comment"] = a1111_metadata
+            save_kwargs["comment"] = make_civitai_safe_text(a1111_metadata)
         if xmp_bytes:
             save_kwargs["xmp"] = xmp_bytes
         try:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 144eb6d..1c946c3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "imagemetahub-comfyui-save"
 description = "Official companion node for Image MetaHub. Saves A1111/Civitai-compatible parameters plus extended Image MetaHub metadata (workflow JSON, SHA256 model hashes, VRAM peak/total, GPU device, generation time, and steps/sec) for reproducibility and benchmarking."
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"} 
 # classifiers = [
 #     # For OS-independent nodes (works on all operating systems)
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata_utils.py b/tests/test_metadata_utils.py
index ce78af2..757cd5d 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from metadata_utils import (
     get_next_filename,
     get_output_directory,
     get_workflow_json,
+    make_civitai_safe_text,
     resolve_filename_pattern_path,
     save_png_with_metadata,
 )
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ def test_extract_workflow_attribution_from_node_properties():
 
     assert attribution["token"] == "imhcrt_br_creator_workflow_v1_random"
     assert attribution["source"] == "metahub_save_node"
-    assert attribution["node_version"] == "1.0.9"
+    assert attribution["node_version"] == "1.1.3"
 
 
 def test_build_imh_metadata_includes_attribution_without_a1111_parameters():
@@ -401,6 +402,42 @@ def test_build_a1111_metadata_formats_text():
     assert "Model hash: abcdef1234" in text
 
 
+def test_make_civitai_safe_text_normalizes_smart_punctuation():
+    text = "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d \u2013 dash \u2014 dash\u2026space\u00a0here"
+
+    assert make_civitai_safe_text(text) == "McDonald's \"quote\" - dash - dash...space here"
+
+
+def test_save_png_with_metadata_sanitizes_only_parameters_chunk(tmp_path):
+    imh_metadata = {
+        "prompt": "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d",
+        "workflow": {"nodes": [{"title": "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d"}]},
+        "prompt_api": {
+            "1": {
+                "class_type": "CLIPTextEncode",
+                "inputs": {"text": "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d"},
+            }
+        },
+    }
+    image = Image.new("RGB", (2, 2), color=(0, 0, 0))
+    file_path = tmp_path / "civitai-safe.png"
+
+    save_png_with_metadata(
+        image,
+        str(file_path),
+        "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d \u2013 dash\u2026",
+        imh_metadata,
+    )
+
+    loaded = Image.open(file_path)
+    text = getattr(loaded, "text", {})
+
+    assert text["parameters"] == "McDonald's \"quote\" - dash..."
+    assert json.loads(text["imagemetahub_data"])["prompt"] == "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d"
+    assert json.loads(text["workflow"])["nodes"][0]["title"] == "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d"
+    assert json.loads(text["prompt"])["1"]["inputs"]["text"] == "McDonald\u2019s \u201cquote\u201d"
+
+
 def test_save_png_with_metadata_writes_workflow_prompt(tmp_path):
     imh_metadata = {
         "workflow": {"nodes": []},