diff --git a/PLAN.md b/PLAN.md
index 5aaf336..e47397e 100644
--- a/PLAN.md
+++ b/PLAN.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ build step. Themes are token sets; the renderer only ever reads tokens.
 ## 1. Non-negotiables
 
 - **OpenStation is required.** `Requires Plugins: desktop-mode` in the header;
-  WordPress 6.5+ enforces it at activation and blocks deactivating the shell
+  WordPress enforces it at activation and blocks deactivating the shell
   underneath us. The builder is a native shell window — the desktop *is* the
   product. `includes/shell-api.php`'s `function_exists()` gates stay as defense
   in depth (older WP, force-removed shell): admin shows a notice, the front end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53f2414..81ecb93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [OpenStation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/desktop-mode/) desktop app with a
 drag-and-drop builder, ten themes, and no paywall anywhere in it.**
 
-[![WordPress 6.0+](https://img.shields.io/badge/WordPress-6.0%2B-21759b)](https://wordpress.org)
+[![WordPress 6.9+](https://img.shields.io/badge/WordPress-6.9%2B-21759b)](https://wordpress.org)
 [![PHP 7.4+](https://img.shields.io/badge/PHP-7.4%2B-777bb4)](https://php.net)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL--2.0--or--later-blue)](LICENSE)
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ is a post. Nothing lives in a bespoke table, so the REST API,
 exporter and eraser already work on this data without a line of integration code.
 
 **OpenStation is required.** The plugin declares `Requires Plugins:
-desktop-mode`, so WordPress 6.5+ installs and activates the shell alongside it
+desktop-mode`, so WordPress installs and activates the shell alongside it
 and refuses to pull the shell out from underneath it. The builder is a native
 shell window — the desktop is the product, not a skin on it — so the plugin
 does not ship a lesser version of itself for sites without one. The
diff --git a/allterrain-forms.php b/allterrain-forms.php
index 0804a3e..91e404e 100644
--- a/allterrain-forms.php
+++ b/allterrain-forms.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin URI:        https://github.com/AllTerrainDeveloper/forms
  * Description:       Forms for WordPress with every premium feature free — conditional logic, calculations, multi-page, file uploads, signatures, repeaters, entry management, ten themes — built as an OpenStation desktop app with a drag-and-drop builder.
  * Version:           0.1.0
- * Requires at least: 6.5
+ * Requires at least: 6.9
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Requires Plugins:  desktop-mode
  * Author:            Daniel Lopez
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * integration code.
  *
  * OpenStation is **required** — the `Requires Plugins: desktop-mode` header
- * says so, and WordPress 6.5+ enforces it at activation. The builder is a
+ * says so, and WordPress enforces it at activation. The builder is a
  * native shell window; the desktop is the product, not a skin on it. Every
  * shell call still resolves through `includes/shell-api.php`'s
  * `function_exists()` gates, but as defense in depth for half-upgraded sites
diff --git a/includes/admin-page.php b/includes/admin-page.php
index 632cf81..4939f1c 100644
--- a/includes/admin-page.php
+++ b/includes/admin-page.php
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function atf_render_admin_shell( $template, $title, $window_id = '' ) {
 
 	// No shell on the site at all: the tool does not render. These surfaces are
 	// OpenStation desktop apps -- the `Requires Plugins` header enforces that on
-	// WordPress 6.5+, and this covers the installs it cannot reach (an older
+	// WordPress, and this covers the installs it cannot reach (an older
 	// WordPress, a force-removed shell). A fork that strips the header gets the
 	// same answer, stated politely, rather than a quietly lesser builder that
 	// misrepresents what this plugin is. Import stays available -- it has no
diff --git a/includes/shell-api.php b/includes/shell-api.php
index b0f47f9..d9afddb 100644
--- a/includes/shell-api.php
+++ b/includes/shell-api.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function atf_shell_is_chromeless() {
 /**
  * Tells an admin without OpenStation why the desktop is not happening.
  *
- * The `Requires Plugins: desktop-mode` header is the real gate — WordPress 6.5+
+ * The `Requires Plugins: desktop-mode` header is the real gate — WordPress
  * refuses to activate this plugin without OpenStation and refuses to deactivate
  * OpenStation underneath it. This notice covers the installs that header cannot
  * reach: an older WordPress that ignores it, or a site that force-removed the
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index bae5615..612121a 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 === AllTerrain Forms – Contact Form, Drag & Drop Form Builder, Surveys, Quizzes, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic ===
 Contributors: allterraindeveloper
 Tags: contact form, form builder, survey, quiz, conditional logic
-Requires at least: 6.5
+Requires at least: 6.9
 Tested up to: 7.0
 Requires PHP: 7.4
 Requires Plugins: desktop-mode
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/requiresOpenstation.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/requiresOpenstation.php
index 1dff896..941a41d 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/requiresOpenstation.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/requiresOpenstation.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * OpenStation is a dependency, not a suggestion.
  *
- * The `Requires Plugins` header is the real gate — WordPress 6.5+ refuses to
+ * The `Requires Plugins` header is the real gate — WordPress refuses to
  * activate this plugin without the shell and refuses to deactivate the shell
  * underneath it. What is testable here is the header's presence and the notice
  * that covers the installs the header cannot reach.