diff --git a/docs/testing/ecc-2.2-release-readiness.tdd.md b/docs/testing/ecc-2.2-release-readiness.tdd.md
index 00f7cced0..49e7713ab 100644
--- a/docs/testing/ecc-2.2-release-readiness.tdd.md
+++ b/docs/testing/ecc-2.2-release-readiness.tdd.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Commit `6e66dfba` added release regressions before the repairs. All six focused
 
 Commit `528dbea0` added a security regression proving guided preflight accepted an identical copy source through a symbolic link. It failed before the no-follow snapshot repair.
 
+Commit `a504b194` added a release regression after review proved both workflows reused the literal 2.2.0 notes path for later valid versions. Both workflow cases failed before the version-derived notes repair.
+
 ## GREEN
 
 - Focused installer, lifecycle, packaging, release-workflow, manifest, OpenCode, Antigravity, and uninstall tests passed.
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ Commit `528dbea0` added a security regression proving guided preflight accepted
 - `npm audit --audit-level=low`: 0 vulnerabilities.
 - Supply-chain IOC scan: 207 files inspected, no findings.
 - Both release workflow YAML files parsed successfully.
+- Both release workflows derive reviewed notes from the validated tag and fail clearly when that version's notes are absent.
 - Exact packed archive lifecycle passed on macOS with Node 24.9.0 using SHA-256 `c79fbabbbb2567835081c17804f692c77b0673f22e0e0a2e63e870b99a7b8592`.
 - The packed lifecycle covered npm installation, public CLI setup, cumulative Cursor install, drift detection, repair, uninstall, user-file preservation, Antigravity install/doctor/uninstall, and OpenCode install/doctor/uninstall.
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/release-publish.test.js b/tests/scripts/release-publish.test.js
index 54b23f808..200b77c10 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/release-publish.test.js
+++ b/tests/scripts/release-publish.test.js
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ for (const workflow of [
     assert.match(content, /release commit.*origin\/main/i);
   });
 
-  test(`${workflow} uses the reviewed 2.2 release notes`, () => {
-    assert.match(content, /docs\/releases\/2\.2\.0\/RELEASE_NOTES\.md/);
+  test(`${workflow} selects reviewed release notes from the release version`, () => {
+    assert.match(content, /RELEASE_VERSION="\$\{RELEASE_TAG#v\}"/);
+    assert.match(content, /docs\/releases\/\$\{RELEASE_VERSION\}\/RELEASE_NOTES\.md/);
   });
 
   test(`${workflow} publishes new tag versions to npm`, () => {