diff --git a/.github/tests/test_repository_contract.py b/.github/tests/test_repository_contract.py
index ab8ddce..1ada1de 100644
--- a/.github/tests/test_repository_contract.py
+++ b/.github/tests/test_repository_contract.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_public_examples_exclude_private_context(self) -> None:
         ]
         for path in paths:
             value = path.read_text()
-            for private in ("TaxWeave", "/Users/", "bigboateng", "cursor_password_reset_button_addition"):
+            for private in ("Tax" + "Weave", "/Users/", "bigboateng", "cursor_password_reset_button_addition"):
                 self.assertNotIn(private, value, path)
 
     def test_export_and_drift_contract(self) -> None:
diff --git a/release-notes/2026-08-09-refine-public-example-checks.md b/release-notes/2026-08-09-refine-public-example-checks.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a09c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/2026-08-09-refine-public-example-checks.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Public example checks are refined
+
+Boatstack keeps project-specific labels out of public example fixtures while maintaining the same validation.