From 61ddac5e747d46a13afe6c21d9e931fd3b97e931 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 02:01:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] chore(main): release 0.19.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5e39b9417..19ee807a9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.18.0"
+  ".": "0.19.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e81b4858f..2e3f621c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,81 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.19.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0) (2026-07-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add ADR amendment policy and acceptance-content pin gate (GOV-941) ([8c58ab5](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/8c58ab5d34129da32573845ff5a31d7569d20b00))
+* add authored evidence requirements ([b41584b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/b41584be704c3dea9062e10cdfe99275c8462cdf))
+* add behavior specifications to SDL ([039b019](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/039b0197b896803fa4c4d70a49eaf650080148af))
+* add dns runtime inventory ([2f61056](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/2f6105631e69444467d2aaa9dfd5aef0e4a47cb8))
+* add explicitness classifier semantics ([26a22da](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/26a22da9c7ce9eaff571296ac1578f36c07adf11))
+* add libvirt participant runtime for the paper scenario ([554a139](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/554a139fb62b4873ffea8141051520ef800df2cc))
+* add libvirt provisioning backend ([7da3293](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/7da329364620a31f543fec77c8b2fdf62130d8dd))
+* add operational apparatus summary ([b26876c](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/b26876c401667ec5ba96b4de5d72521a55989fa8))
+* add participant concurrency runtime contracts ([9827df8](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/9827df8aad84c94c8d8f53825672e8a651adb421))
+* add repository-owned reference processor (RUN-313) ([106122b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/106122b7589f673ca57fa1d9bd35f51c65c23161))
+* add scenario-level forwarding agents ([a7467df](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/a7467df3b2366c8d4d6f5f044ab7623c27830081))
+* add scenario-native observability coverage ([3e9f5db](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/3e9f5dbbf65c70ad4ac88da8e6f852629c3fb4e4))
+* bind participant implementations to runtime actions ([d28d314](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/d28d3140d78b9ce1115ed3e946f5eb81e0c0c3c4))
+* **corpus:** add paper demonstration corpus with cross-backend invariant ledger ([ce1bc07](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ce1bc07ab8bb80e7afaf6c304ac69f4a2e5dd8ec))
+* define SEM-216 boundary semantics for state, evidence, evaluation, analysis, and views ([2c72e7f](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/2c72e7f600f7a20f205b45754747934c4f6de438))
+* **DSL-132,DSL-133:** add datastore_services and platform_applications spines ([aaef653](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/aaef6530d56ae02e929ec98c275139b82a0ebf04))
+* **DSL-134,DSL-135:** add app_authorization and scheduled_jobs runtime families ([4d02197](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/4d02197de616cc58fc50af44400b85551db79c7a))
+* **DSL-136,DSL-137:** add forwarding_agents and orchestration_authorities families ([b9f9f12](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/b9f9f123318e8afe461195d0b11392871deb7dc1))
+* **DSL-138:** add typed runtime relationship subtypes + route upstream_target ([4e0f631](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/4e0f631af89676c0212dcaa2d711c54bb27e04e7))
+* emit SEM-218 realization requirements and gate the planner on backend support ([38f925f](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/38f925f2dde5cab96320139de7199e956d475321))
+* implement SEM-224 observability plane separation semantics ([eba8724](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/eba87241b4c02bbc4b5a5c86f9b71010bccafa04))
+* **libvirt:** typed capability diagnostics for out-of-envelope plan terms ([7b298e9](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/7b298e90e7a79a50bae34b42a2d2d0c318a29756))
+* **libvirt:** typed capability diagnostics for out-of-envelope plan terms ([1db2597](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/1db2597c09494664aa656ab0a4be307b1ae9ca76))
+* realize plan resources on libvirt (domains, networks, placements) ([72b87e0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/72b87e07f2ac04fbd144110f0c3d13b9793fd7e9))
+* register API-406 backend carrier contracts ([59cfd43](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/59cfd43a4275f4e41234f901a85895f522966c69))
+* **runtime:** add shared operational state snapshots ([29ca38c](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/29ca38c70081b25b430717ea9984752c6987f848))
+* **runtime:** add shared operational state snapshots ([5ca2c2b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/5ca2c2b969812a0c38bc283a7f4d506591c99047))
+* ship contract corpus as package data and add a versioned release line ([8c0ddd8](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/8c0ddd89809ac6332ff318fa7fd73c93ed46d209))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* backfill schema-publication ledger entries to unblock dev-&gt;main ([27c2fb0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/27c2fb0c0b13d237f2d058b2afef62883bb4dedf))
+* clear SonarCloud new-code findings in the libvirt backend ([180715a](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/180715a855c4e6c12c7fb5819d997db5a5050671))
+* consolidate runtime validation helpers ([bfab7e1](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/bfab7e1e0709eda2b00318fc36564257a8de034a))
+* consolidate runtime validation helpers ([6958fed](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/6958fed460067cd5a3b9c5dd6a4a2ca6cfd75aae))
+* **DSL-132:** tighten SCN-010 SDL validation closure ([d727d84](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/d727d84a2b6f0365211cba6310044446e889cd98))
+* honor reconciliation and make libvirt backend teardown idempotent ([a2ccc81](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/a2ccc8158b797f2181fc73bda5d85f7dc5429902))
+* preserve inventory target secrets ([26e5abb](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/26e5abb2c80bdd10df1f4e2a4b7978380c633102))
+* **runtime:** clear shared-state sonar findings ([4d464c4](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/4d464c466066e7eb8b579cb7577faee312c8e0dc))
+* **runtime:** simplify shared-state validators ([c19f282](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/c19f282ff737a4c9b1292269e819c102a949cc45))
+* **sdl:** make local import lockfile resolved_source checkout-independent ([15b7121](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/15b7121c7e6257b564e1c36ce0a9b723441c3899))
+* unify runtime service family registry ([ffe28e5](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ffe28e596840cc37d152f63880a889a7477a5911))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* accept participant ADR dependency chain ([cee0543](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/cee05438a6c49295d5cfb7df81c7138817603f2c))
+* add CAGE-2 replication architecture ([7ad0276](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/7ad0276003d88fc3673f3f4768d857580c124f16))
+* add participant runtime design ([bb087e9](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/bb087e99dfb5d773e7a6f30f7d4db6c372ae5b85))
+* add proposed ADR-073 on scoring/reward language scope ([c8bbbad](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/c8bbbad68c2d4bd8938918d9a70f98c7d62fe292))
+* add related-work comparison positioning ACES against precedent systems ([0fe9f1f](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/0fe9f1fc39dce1ec8ec1c9478d96f7eb7ea49561))
+* add SDL module composition ADR ([22bbbdb](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/22bbbdb5f76d4a5b09385ce428b7e420e209f899))
+* add validation admission profile design ([4df4e8e](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/4df4e8e5c066bbbc1d2612b066fe1a8aff0393b1))
+* author the SDL prose specification under specs/sdl/ (CT-6) ([792c207](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/792c207950211f25166139e7035a3509570b6f49))
+* define experiment replication and replay claims ([bed09cf](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/bed09cf75b17bf52b19c8cdbcfaab3bd6db7bfb1))
+* document ACT-603 interaction guardrails ([0be0e79](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/0be0e79c957a490e945cbe9fca09186d1a39140d))
+* document observability evidence plane separation ([9fd2b73](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/9fd2b73f9a578b8270ac3921ca21cd87720fd7a9))
+* document realization envelope semantics ([bfe4515](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/bfe4515b27ce6cf3bc09283be0c4a8e70f36a597))
+* **DSL-139:** backfill limitations.md family coverage + confirmation-folds doctrine ([eb49821](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/eb49821b2546f56c9f8cd512ccd969624d1b55d5))
+* **experiment-core:** define replication and replay claims ([09d56df](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/09d56dff861087cc74f87c46b49e3b25565faeeb))
+* reconcile asset inventory methodology closeout ([4a1fddb](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/4a1fddbbbcaa0f3718f26363c3d011eaf8b97bba))
+* reconcile asset inventory methodology closeout ([ba18151](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ba18151b2a665bcc85eb4417915297ec7c6464f7))
+* record api-419 preflight guardrails ([b61eb02](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/b61eb024a37be7114d3c5cce645ae9ce3c7ef1fb))
+* register gap remediation overlay ([ee74846](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ee74846a4210e3299f981b6c6bc54429b3ebf2b5))
+* **scn010:** add expressivity gap analysis and wire toctree ([0cdc927](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/0cdc92791c40cd14c4bc3cdb97259f7fbf013ca6))
+* **security:** record 2026-07-01 commit authorship anomaly ([5eb8078](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/5eb8078047a17890e819d8d5867c59acc79c8320))
+* **security:** record 2026-07-01 commit authorship anomaly ([b648c99](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/b648c99e8716b634fa2b48ec3f0902734d0bd585))
+* tighten citation hygiene across SDL lineage and precedent docs ([0059d03](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/0059d03af5c6280655eb41c07b8a094388b9f4e2))
+
 ## [0.18.0] - 2026-07-06
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index 402c51eaf..3463a1dd0 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [

From 884e43f84c741252995bea3c9fccc1cb0b76af98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
 <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 03:57:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] chore(main): release 0.19.1

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         | 2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 7 +++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 19ee807a9..4a403c7df 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.19.0"
+  ".": "0.19.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e3f621c6..a5d408506 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.19.1](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.19.0...v0.19.1) (2026-07-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* publish the project README as the PyPI description ([#701](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/701)) ([6a56f93](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/6a56f93d35e50a2362c13a81700f332f8a2709ca))
+
 ## [0.19.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0) (2026-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index 15fb4117a..d29b34c2a 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.19.0"
+version = "0.19.1"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

From 7da1eade2fbf512d3813acd954330b110401db86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:15:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] chore(main): release 0.20.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4a403c7df..71e95baf4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.19.1"
+  ".": "0.20.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5d408506..bbdb496f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,37 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.20.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.19.1...v0.20.0) (2026-07-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add experiment authoring-input contract and MCP authoring surface ([#711](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/711)) ([ac5f697](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ac5f69719c87f7fb4fa85aa2c3a141c834a6ec73))
+* define associated artifact manifest contracts ([#741](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/741)) ([066b3f0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/066b3f0c6103deb732795ebba90c4822d798f942))
+* define backend-neutral proposition semantics ([#744](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/744)) ([ccb4913](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ccb49134395ff51120710981e209d97b791129c5))
+* enforce closed SDL phase contracts ([#742](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/742)) ([b2f0756](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/b2f0756440aa18b43e33ca685ee0a666f64b10aa))
+* enforce portable SDL identifiers ([#736](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/736)) ([40af65b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/40af65b9513023a380b8121ad412686a9e08dc8c))
+* enforce TechVault realization disclosure ([#735](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/735)) ([47e7220](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/47e72201cd3b36b6b1c45467add2246a0b4186b4))
+* expose completeness profiles through MCP ([#755](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/755)) ([23021cf](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/23021cf027e787bf66303539a652905c701e1075))
+* **libvirt:** add guest-observed realization probes (ASR-519) ([#737](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/737)) ([ef4cbed](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ef4cbed0a5eabb2e873e90bae2f05a049a39b9f9))
+* **libvirt:** publish configuration-bound realization envelopes ([#730](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/730)) ([7d48c05](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/7d48c0531db294c18826382dec0ef6209197495c))
+* publish revision-pinned SDL lineage ledger ([#745](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/745)) ([04ccd2f](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/04ccd2f5bdd8e5ab53730942defcd6e63bca74c8))
+* publish scientific scenario completeness profiles ([#751](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/751)) ([d2774d9](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/d2774d980a376553e34a5e7032199232d37f32b4))
+* **sdl:** add DSL-115 authoring specificity helper ([#710](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/710)) ([a6036f4](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/a6036f4cb0049c42217f28304070fc3b197d35b9))
+* **sdl:** add realization-envelope membership/subsumption/witness relation ([#668](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/668)) ([#685](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/685)) ([24d3e09](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/24d3e097bae4d4e90032ab985f12702c8ad798f9))
+* **sdl:** define canonical YAML source profile ([#732](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/732)) ([04d0682](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/04d068208381410cc56468c9db2dcff92b2aa263))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* derive honest version identifiers, consolidate on release-please (GOV-901) ([#750](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/750)) ([526e777](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/526e7770f178798db6ea5691f7770ba62d998b0f))
+* reject ambiguous SDL mapping keys ([#731](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/731)) ([2a70e6a](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/2a70e6ae92d96f3e7542d3f930ac6fb240244102))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* define ecosystem evolution governance policy ([#718](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/718)) ([73d1a0f](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/73d1a0ffd6f487ffc1d5dcfa63366bd069997482))
+
 ## [0.19.1](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.19.0...v0.19.1) (2026-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index ce1f9ef3b..217522487 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.19.1"
+version = "0.20.0"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

From 7c4525a495e6185796cd9e26aefe04835b9a029d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
 <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:33:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] chore(main): release 0.21.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 71e95baf4..d3535156f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.20.0"
+  ".": "0.21.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbdb496f4..e53b8e09d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.21.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.20.0...v0.21.0) (2026-07-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add scoped realization posture cascade ([#766](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/766)) ([7776866](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/77768667242a23728a96aeed9294f62fca30831a))
+* define behavioral relation taxonomy and claim discipline ([#770](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/770)) ([feed07d](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/feed07d303dbcbbb9bf4230a72ea5ca9c49f279f))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* define node service reachability semantics ([#764](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/764)) ([2c3fa06](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/2c3fa06a40f69095191b029fcb1062ebfe3b5f60))
+* preserve explicitness provenance at runtime ([#762](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/762)) ([1b63b2a](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/1b63b2a0b10dcd80e29b8bad14558ad9c6b706d0))
+* **sdl:** separate runtime contract from observed evidence ([#761](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/761)) ([69acb69](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/69acb691435c72f4a831358d7ee2f83ab3fcf663))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* rebuild related-work comparison from reproducible evidence ([#765](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/765)) ([ed9577a](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/ed9577aecbe65de19953a45744d3bdc219d9af0b))
+
 ## [0.20.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.19.1...v0.20.0) (2026-07-13)
 
 
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index 217522487..ce62eceeb 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.21.0"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

From 559e028596eca147343577f08a23851b66223458 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
 <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:54:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] chore(main): release 0.22.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d3535156f..788b0fa76 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.21.0"
+  ".": "0.22.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e53b8e09d..feb8f427d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.22.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.21.0...v0.22.0) (2026-07-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add realization honesty conformance ([#777](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/777)) ([5f4e3e7](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/5f4e3e7ca78d21acc12a1ed563aa7f05b64b391a))
+* **sdl:** add authored identity domain topology ([#768](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/768)) ([78da8fd](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/78da8fd2c970714232732767398f3b667cd832eb))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* stop claiming unrealized domain support ([#778](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/778)) ([38ba081](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/38ba081714b12a4dcc7a5c527e2f1250d80a4d1b))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* define participant decision-surface semantics ([#774](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/774)) ([1fd985b](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/1fd985bb26ecc73b43189fc36584dfa72a80b941))
+* **sdl:** align prose specification with live contracts ([#775](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/775)) ([4667c90](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/4667c901c404860e2bda334557bd452ef27cd1c9))
+
 ## [0.21.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.20.0...v0.21.0) (2026-07-14)
 
 
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index ce62eceeb..e1f62c97a 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.21.0"
+version = "0.22.0"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

From 39c43d8f6e7ef05735fc1a4e6972d97d505ce91e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
 <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:33:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] chore(main): release 0.23.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 15 +++++++++++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 788b0fa76..97bce112d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.22.0"
+  ".": "0.23.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index feb8f427d..424ec12f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.23.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.22.0...v0.23.0) (2026-07-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add DSL evaluation evidence gate ([#795](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/795)) ([03c3101](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/03c3101d48c359d96604d8227059af5c12c513e2))
+* add stateful realization resources ([#782](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/782)) ([5c47235](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/5c472351c2d5ce15ca07fb03522f4a5846b6a63d))
+* **sdl:** add participant interactive access ([#807](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/807)) ([7e17b97](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/7e17b97ce0e47ac11bfee278ccb872f6a57d2bf8))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* design deterministic scenario trial realization ([#804](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/804)) ([60e9ad6](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/60e9ad6b6d836b88283301f472f7a830e4edc51a))
+* design participant information-flow control adoption ([#806](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/806)) ([0c87adf](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/0c87adf02105fe4269d9b77aacce8e86bdf968dc))
+
 ## [0.22.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.21.0...v0.22.0) (2026-07-15)
 
 
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index e1f62c97a..7fad9a82d 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.22.0"
+version = "0.23.0"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

From d4add4f97e60685d33ee3126d386cb572fda9ade Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]"
 <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:04:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] chore(main): release 0.23.1

---
 .release-please-manifest.json         | 2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 7 +++++++
 implementations/python/pyproject.toml | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 97bce112d..4e31c1517 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.23.0"
+  ".": "0.23.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 424ec12f2..bdd6e1127 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 PRs do **not** edit this file directly. release-please maintains it from the
 Conventional Commit history on `main` (#684).
 
+## [0.23.1](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.23.0...v0.23.1) (2026-07-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enforce stateful resource admission ([#816](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/issues/816)) ([8bf12ee](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/commit/8bf12eeb0d43e6e23a86abb012d7b31b076bd69a))
+
 ## [0.23.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aces/compare/v0.22.0...v0.23.0) (2026-07-17)
 
 
diff --git a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
index 7fad9a82d..656197a67 100644
--- a/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/implementations/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aces-sdl"
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.23.1"
 description = "Backend-agnostic cyber range scenario description language and runtime."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"