diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index c53281d..5ac07d9 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ready for a powered scientific promotion decision or production use.
 
 | Item | Evidence | Status |
 |---|---|---|
-| Public site | Render run `29667132085` and Pages run `29667132097` passed for current published baseline `c382065` | published |
+| Public site | Offline-freeze publication baseline `cdb4690`: Render run `29668338617` and Pages run `29668338608` passed | published |
 | Core version | `pyproject.toml` and frozen core identify `0.2.0`; wheel containment is tested | repository-versioned, not distributed — the version names code in this repository, not a release anyone can install from a registry |
 | Experimental calculations | Committed synthetic results regenerate byte-for-byte | decision input only — the numbers inform, but do not make, the pending method decision |
 | Calibration SAP family | Separate E4, E1, and E2 candidate protocols incorporate the reviewed decisions; the content-free E4 construction contract and E2 exact leading-rule/base-grid manifest regenerate byte-for-byte | not preregistered; no observations authorized; no corpus, grader result, operating-characteristic result, or scientific verdict exists |
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ conformance vector are unchanged.
 ## Provenance
 
 - Status date: 2026-07-18
-- Baseline reviewed for this candidate update: `c382065fe19439140e2d9ad7210845748e3f94a2`
+- Baseline reviewed for this candidate update: `cdb4690aa0fe3c76c0025ef2cec6a56430bc8ff2`
diff --git a/tests/test_experimental_note_publication.py b/tests/test_experimental_note_publication.py
index c7b2ca0..6d181e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_experimental_note_publication.py
+++ b/tests/test_experimental_note_publication.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def test_public_status_refuses_unearned_readiness_claims(self) -> None:
             " ".join(status.split()),
         )
         self.assertIn("raw per-attempt outcomes required to recompute", status)
+        self.assertIn("Offline-freeze publication baseline `cdb4690`", status)
+        self.assertIn("Render run `29668338617`", status)
+        self.assertIn("Pages run `29668338608`", status)
+        self.assertNotIn("current published baseline", status)
         self.assertIn("no defensible powered real-model result", readme)
         # Both conditions must survive rewording: adequate power AND scientific
         # soundness. A well-powered but confounded comparison is still not evidence.