diff --git a/MANIFEST.yaml b/MANIFEST.yaml
index 72e1067d..503f691b 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.yaml
+++ b/MANIFEST.yaml
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ files:
 
   - path: PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
     role: agent-guidance
-    hash: sha256:cd6efc5346d81bd72d7f6685854f2b8f3956cb9e075004f0ba0872ba0c4e0d3b
+    hash: sha256:273ac3473924c9d98f2399f15f553b8cae8f6eb8bd431e660963f634a6b197d6
     note: PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
 
   - path: about/index.html
diff --git a/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md b/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
index e9394c1f..3f4ed648 100644
--- a/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
+++ b/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ registry through structured endpoints and the MCP server.
 
 ## Current status (2026-09)
 
-Public and maintained. Spec at `v0.2.0`; package `v0.2.5` is prepared
-locally, while `v0.2.4` remains the published npm and Official MCP Registry
-version until release work completes. PubLedge is the
+Public and maintained. Spec at `v0.2.0`; package `v0.2.5` is published to npm
+and the Official MCP Registry. Current npm, MCP Registry, Git tag, and GitHub
+Release observations are recorded in `design/publication-state.json`. PubLedge is the
 thin recordkeeping convention of the PAICE legal graph. Standalone product expansion is parked pending a concrete
 legal-graph, regulator, court, civic-body, or adopter demand signal. See
 `INTENT.md` for authoritative strategy and `ROADMAP.md` for maintenance work.
diff --git a/docs/MANIFEST.yaml b/docs/MANIFEST.yaml
index 72e1067d..503f691b 100644
--- a/docs/MANIFEST.yaml
+++ b/docs/MANIFEST.yaml
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ files:
 
   - path: PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
     role: agent-guidance
-    hash: sha256:cd6efc5346d81bd72d7f6685854f2b8f3956cb9e075004f0ba0872ba0c4e0d3b
+    hash: sha256:273ac3473924c9d98f2399f15f553b8cae8f6eb8bd431e660963f634a6b197d6
     note: PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
 
   - path: about/index.html