diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index b15d966..d958d2a 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #
 # minimumReleaseAge: a package version younger than this many minutes is not installable, so a
 # compromised release has to survive a day of public scrutiny before it can reach this tree.
+# @cosyte is exempt by operator decision; every third-party package keeps the floor.
 # trustPolicy: `no-downgrade` refuses a resolution that moves a package backwards.
 minimumReleaseAge: 1440
+minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
+  # reason: first-party @cosyte package, exempt from the floor by operator decision
+  - "@cosyte/*"
 trustPolicy: no-downgrade