diff --git a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
index 20bb7af..5624e37 100644
--- a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
+++ b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "phase": 3,
-  "stage": "verify",
+  "stage": "complete",
   "milestone": "v1.26",
   "phase_role": "execution",
   "attempts": 0,
-  "updated_at": "2026-08-19T00:00:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-08-19T00:30:00Z",
   "project": "acdl",
   "projects": ["acdl", "nova-blockchain-exchange"],
   "active_milestone": "v1.26",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "phase_branch": "phase/03-pilot-metrics-and-policies",
   "tag_line": "v1.25.x",
   "previous_phase": {"phase": 2, "tag": "v1.25.2", "status": "complete"},
-  "current_phase": {"phase": 3, "tag": "v1.25.3", "status": "verify"},
+  "current_phase": {"phase": 3, "tag": "v1.25.3", "status": "complete"},
   "requirements": ["REQ-315", "REQ-316", "REQ-317", "REQ-318", "REQ-319", "REQ-320"],
   "waves": {
     "W0": "Gitea adapter — inline checkout-then-call in consumer deploy.yml (SPEC §10 Q1 resolved, consumer repo)",