emptiesvoid-cloud · Oct 7, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.2.11 - Release candidate; not published
+## 0.2.11 - Released
 
-QF Solver 0.2.11 is being prepared as a cumulative update to the published
-0.2.10 solver. The package version in this candidate is 0.2.11, while the
-latest public PyPI/GitHub/Zenodo release and `CITATION.cff` remain 0.2.10
-until a separate release authorization and publication. This entry describes
-the candidate scope; it does not announce a release or assign a version DOI.
+QF Solver 0.2.11 is a cumulative update to 0.2.10, published on 2026-10-07.
+Its version DOI is [`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487);
+the project concept DOI remains
+[`10.5281/zenodo.22697897`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22697897). This
+entry describes bounded capabilities and their exclusions. The audited
+distribution is limited to the selected wheel, sdist and checksum manifest;
+the complete repository archive is not cleared.
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -45,19 +47,18 @@ the candidate scope; it does not announce a release or assign a version DOI.
 
 ### API and packaging
 
-- The candidate adds `rotating_modal` and `campbell` routes with provisional
-  result contracts. They are not represented as stable API guarantees before
-  the 0.2.11 publication decision.
+- The release includes `rotating_modal` and `campbell` routes with experimental
+  result contracts. They are not represented as stable downstream API
+  guarantees.
 - Fixed Campbell execution-provenance hashing to resolve implementation files
   from the installed wheel layout as well as a source checkout; no solver or
   tracking calculation changed.
-- Package metadata identifies 0.2.11; `CITATION.cff` continues to identify the
-  actually published 0.2.10 release. The package DOI URL uses the published
-  project concept DOI until a version DOI exists.
+- Package and citation metadata identify 0.2.11. The project DOI URL continues
+  to use the concept DOI; exact-version citation uses the 0.2.11 version DOI.
 
 ### Documentation
 
-- Added candidate What's New and V&V summaries and made the rotating-modal and
+- Added What's New and V&V summaries and made the rotating-modal and
   Campbell scope, ambiguity, provenance, and maturity visible in the public
   documentation.
 

diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-message: "For the evolving project, use concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22697897. For exact-version reproducibility, use a published version DOI when assigned. This metadata identifies version 0.2.11 without asserting a release date or version DOI."
+message: "For QF Solver 0.2.11, cite version DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23214487. Use concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22697897 to cite the project across versions."
 type: software
 title: "QF Solver"
 version: "0.2.11"
+date-released: "2026-10-07"
+doi: "10.5281/zenodo.23214487"
 license: "Apache-2.0"
 authors:
   - family-names: "Farinazzo"

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ cases.
 
 ## Current release state
 
-QF Solver `0.2.10` (`v0.2.10`) is the current published release. New changes
-on the default branch do not change the published scope. The public
+QF Solver `0.2.11` (`v0.2.11`) is the current published release. Its version
+DOI is [`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487).
+New changes on the default branch do not change the published scope. The public
 [capability index](docs/capabilities/index.md) and [V&V/maturity guide](docs/verification/evidence-and-maturity.md)
 define the current bounded scope; historical 0.2.7 evidence must remain
 unchanged.

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -512,18 +512,18 @@ and the controlling evidence record for the chosen analysis.
 
 ## Current release and citation
 
-The current QF Solver release is `0.2.11`; it follows the published `0.2.10`
-release. The [What's New in 0.2.11](docs/whats-new/0.2.11.md) page summarizes
-the changes, while the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) retains the full project
-history.
-
-Use a version DOI for exact-release reproducibility when one is assigned. Use
-the version DOI for the preceding release, `10.5281/zenodo.23106744`, when
-citing 0.2.10. Use the project concept DOI
+The current QF Solver release is `0.2.11`, published on 2026-10-07. Cite this
+version with [DOI `10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487).
+The preceding 0.2.10 release has version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23106744`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106744). Use the
+project concept DOI
 [`10.5281/zenodo.22697897`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22697897) to cite
-QF Solver as a project. The previous release used source tag
+QF Solver across versions. [`CITATION.cff`](CITATION.cff) provides
+machine-readable citation metadata. The preceding release used source tag
 [`v0.2.10`](https://github.com/emptiesvoid-cloud/QF_solver/tree/v0.2.10).
-[`CITATION.cff`](CITATION.cff) provides machine-readable citation metadata.
+The 0.2.11 selected wheel, sdist and checksum manifest are the audited
+distribution artifacts. GitHub's automatically generated source archives are
+not part of that selected distribution.
 The whole-repository G03 archive gate remains **FAIL**, the full repository
 archive is not cleared, and WP14 remains **HOLD_NOT_PROMOTED**. Selected
 distribution checks do not change those states.

diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 | Version or channel | Security support |
 | --- | --- |
 | Latest published release | Best-effort security support. |
-| Current `0.2.10` release | Best-effort security support for the published release. |
+| Current `0.2.11` release | Best-effort security support for the published release. |
 | Older releases | Best effort only; not actively supported. |
 
 Support is provided on a best-effort basis. A security fix does not imply
 certification or qualification for a broader technical scope.
 
-Current release: `0.2.10` / `v0.2.10`. Version DOI:
-[`10.5281/zenodo.23106744`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106744).
+Current release: `0.2.11` / `v0.2.11`. Version DOI:
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487).
 
 ## Reporting
 

diff --git a/SUPPORT.md b/SUPPORT.md
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ Support is best-effort. QF_solver is not certified software and does not
 replace an engineer's independent model review, boundary-condition review,
 mesh-quality assessment or validation against the intended application.
 
-The latest published release, currently `0.2.10`, is the normal support
-reference. Questions should include the exact release tag or source revision
+The latest published release, currently `0.2.11`, is the normal support
+reference. Its tag is `v0.2.11` and its version DOI is
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487). Questions
+should include the exact release tag or source revision
 when reproducibility matters. Older releases are supported on a best-effort
 basis and are not actively maintained by default.
 

diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.md b/docs/getting-started/installation.md
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ approver: ""
 This guide applies to QF Solver `0.2.11`. Release availability is
 authoritative on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/qf-solver/) and
 [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/emptiesvoid-cloud/QF_solver/releases).
-Only the exact selected wheel/sdist bytes bound to a successful release audit
-are audited distribution artifacts; this page is not an upload confirmation.
+The selected QF Solver `0.2.11` wheel and sdist are the audited PyPI release
+artifacts. Their exact hashes are recorded in the selected-release contract
+and checksum manifest. GitHub's automatically generated source archives are
+not part of the audited selected distribution.
 See [What's New in 0.2.11](../whats-new/0.2.11.md) for the release
 scope and [the capability index](../capabilities/index.md) for maturity
 boundaries.
 
 ## User installation
 
-Install the exact version from the package index after its release upload:
+Install the published release from PyPI:
 
 ```bash
 python -m pip install "qf-solver==0.2.11"
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ python -m pip install .
 qf-solver --version
 ```
 
-The tag command applies once that release tag exists. The default branch is
-not a promise that it contains a specific release.
+The `v0.2.11` tag is immutable and identifies the source used for the release.
+The default branch may advance and is not a release selector.
 
 The published core package requires Python 3.10 or newer. The recommended
 public import is:

diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ approver: ""
 # QF Solver
 
 **Current release documentation:** `0.2.11`<br>
+**Published:** 2026-10-07<br>
+**Version DOI:** [`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487)<br>
 **Project concept DOI:** [`10.5281/zenodo.22697897`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22697897)
 
 QF Solver is an inspectable Python finite-element solver for structural
@@ -76,13 +78,14 @@ be represented as audited Python distribution artifacts.
 The full-repository G03 archive gate remains failed; automatic GitHub source
 archives and a complete repository archive are not represented as cleared.
 
-For reproducibility, cite a published exact-version DOI when one is assigned.
-The DOI [`10.5281/zenodo.23106744`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106744)
-identifies the preceding 0.2.10 release, not 0.2.11. Use
-[concept DOI `10.5281/zenodo.22697897`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22697897)
-to cite the project across versions. The machine-readable
+For exact-version reproducibility, cite the 0.2.11 version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487). The
+preceding 0.2.10 release has version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23106744`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106744). Use the
+project concept DOI [`10.5281/zenodo.22697897`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22697897)
+to cite QF Solver across versions. The machine-readable
 [`CITATION.cff`](https://github.com/emptiesvoid-cloud/QF_solver/blob/main/CITATION.cff)
-identifies version 0.2.11 without asserting a publication date or version DOI.
+records the 0.2.11 version DOI and publication date.
 Release availability is authoritative on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/qf-solver/)
 and [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/emptiesvoid-cloud/QF_solver/releases).
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/feuille_de_route.md b/docs/reference/feuille_de_route.md
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ approver: ""
 
 # Public roadmap
 
-QF Solver 0.2.11 is the current documentation baseline. Version 0.2.9 was a
-development/source snapshot, not a PyPI package, GitHub Release, or version
-DOI. This roadmap is a product-level orientation; it is not a release gate,
+QF Solver 0.2.11 is the current documentation baseline. QF Solver 0.2.11 is
+the current published release. It was published on 2026-10-07 with version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487). Version
+0.2.9 was a development/source snapshot, not a PyPI package, GitHub Release,
+or version DOI. This roadmap is a product-level orientation; it is not a release gate,
 tag, publication decision, or promise that an unqualified route is ready for
 production.
 
@@ -21,8 +23,9 @@ Version 0.2.11 includes prospective V&V consolidation and experimental
 gyroscopic modal/Campbell routes within a bounded BEAM2-and-disk scope.
 Neither route is promoted beyond `EXPERIMENTAL`. The
 [verification summary](../verification/0_2_11/README.md) records its evidence
-and limitations. Package publication is governed by separate exact-source
-release gates and is not inferred from this roadmap.
+and limitations. The selected 0.2.11 distribution has been published after
+exact-source release gates; this does not clear the whole-repository archive
+or broaden any technical claim.
 
 Follow-up work will extend evidence and reproducibility without
 generalizing the existing bounded nonlinear routes or changing the linear

diff --git a/docs/verification/0_2_11/README.md b/docs/verification/0_2_11/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ approver: ""
 # QF Solver 0.2.11 verification summary
 
 This summary reports the recorded WP01–WP06 evidence for QF Solver 0.2.11.
-It does not turn a numerical result into an automatic maturity decision or
-confirm a package upload. The original source identities, measurements and
-decisions remain in their structured records.
+It does not turn a numerical result into an automatic maturity decision. The
+release was published on 2026-10-07 with version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487); the
+separate publication record verifies channel availability and exact selected
+artifact hashes. Original source identities, measurements and decisions remain
+in their structured records.
 
 ## Scope and provenance
 
@@ -69,11 +72,11 @@ outside scope.
 ## Gates and publication boundary
 
 WP01–WP06 provide their recorded baseline, architecture, V&V, historical
-retest, gyro and Campbell evidence. The final QF0211-G07/G08 candidate gates
-and exact-source release audit are recorded separately during WP07. The
-published 0.2.10 tag and artifacts are not modified by this version or by
-edits to the current public documentation. Each release audit applies only
-to its recorded source and artifact bytes.
+retest, gyro and Campbell evidence. The final QF0211-G07/G08 gates and exact-
+source release audit are recorded separately under WP07. The published 0.2.10
+tag and artifacts are not modified by this version or by later edits to the
+current public documentation. Each release audit applies only to its recorded
+source and artifact bytes.
 
 Historical 0.2.10 G03 remains `FAIL_PRESERVED`; the complete repository
 archive is not cleared. Historical WP14 remains `HOLD_NOT_PROMOTED`. These

diff --git a/docs/verification/evidence-and-maturity.md b/docs/verification/evidence-and-maturity.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ approver: ""
 # Verification, validation, evidence and maturity
 
 **Current release documentation:** QF Solver `0.2.11`<br>
+**Current version DOI:** [`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487)<br>
+**Published:** 2026-10-07<br>
 **Previous version DOI (0.2.10 only):** [`10.5281/zenodo.23106744`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106744)
 
 The cumulative solver retains the 0.2.10 development made since the published 0.2.8
@@ -21,14 +23,13 @@ current scopes. The 46-combination
 is historical authority for those published element-analysis decisions and
 is not silently rewritten here.
 
-QF Solver 0.2.11 adds experimental gyroscopic modal and Campbell
-evidence. Those results, their availability and their maturity decisions are
-summarized separately in the [0.2.11 V&V page](0_2_11/README.md);
-they are not part of the published 0.2.10 record.
-
-Publication availability is established by PyPI and GitHub Releases, not by
-this page. The 0.2.11 citation metadata does not assert a publication date or
-an assigned version DOI.
+QF Solver 0.2.11 adds experimental gyroscopic modal and Campbell evidence.
+Those results, their availability and their maturity decisions are summarized
+separately in the [0.2.11 V&V page](0_2_11/README.md); they do not rewrite the
+published 0.2.10 record. The selected 0.2.11 wheel and sdist are published on
+PyPI, with matching selected assets on GitHub Releases and Zenodo. The version
+DOI above identifies the Zenodo record; this page summarizes evidence but is
+not a substitute for its controlling records.
 
 ## Four distinct claims
 

diff --git a/docs/whats-new/0.2.11.md b/docs/whats-new/0.2.11.md
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ approver: ""
 
 This page summarizes changes from QF Solver 0.2.10 to 0.2.11. For the
 cumulative solver capabilities, use the [capability index](../capabilities/index.md).
-Publication availability is authoritative on PyPI and GitHub Releases, not
-inferred from this documentation page.
+QF Solver 0.2.11 was published on 2026-10-07. Its exact-version DOI is
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487). The
+selected wheel, sdist and checksum manifest are the audited distribution
+artifacts; GitHub-generated source archives are not part of that selection.
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -84,11 +86,12 @@ Version 0.2.11 keeps the existing `qf_solver` namespace and 0.2.x compatibility
 surface. The new routes and their complex result contracts are experimental
 and provisional, not stable downstream API commitments. See the
 [installation guide](../getting-started/installation.md) for exact-version
-installation and availability checks. Use the concept DOI
-`10.5281/zenodo.22697897` for the evolving project; use a published version DOI
-for exact-release citation when one is assigned. The preceding version DOI
-`10.5281/zenodo.23106744` identifies 0.2.10 only. No publication date or
-0.2.11 version DOI is asserted here.
+installation. Cite this release with version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23214487`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23214487), and use
+the concept DOI [`10.5281/zenodo.22697897`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22697897)
+for the project across versions. The preceding version DOI
+[`10.5281/zenodo.23106744`](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106744)
+identifies 0.2.10 only.
 
 Historical G03 remains `FAIL_PRESERVED`, the whole-repository archive is not
 cleared, and WP14 remains `HOLD_NOT_PROMOTED`.