# v0.8.5 Release Notes

## Current package authority

`0.8.5` is the current unpublished package candidate after the immutable
`0.8.4` release. The root package, lockfile, private Persona shared-skills
package, and `consumer-authority-v085-acceptance.json` must bind the same
version. The `v0.8.4` acceptance record remains strict historical evidence
for its own release and cannot authorize this candidate.

The active package preflights, installed-package contract, and release policy
consume the v0.8.5 acceptance record. The canonical Node 20/npm 10 packer and
the separate publisher boundary remain unchanged; no release, registry,
fixture, authority, or hosted result is implied by these source notes.

## Release boundary

This branch prepares version authority only. Fresh Source and Package gates
must bind the exact candidate and canonical tar before any release action.