diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index f66000c44..ad026b0e0 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Custom IPTV channel server for Jellyfin. Forked from [ErsatzTV/ErsatzTV](https:/
 - **Docker host**: jazz (192.168.1.99), container `ersatztv`, port 8409
 - **Config volume**: `~/downloadswarm/ersatztv/` on jazz → `/config` in container
 - **SQLite DB**: `/config/ersatztv.sqlite3` (WAL mode, root-owned)
-- **Images** (our fork, built by `.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yml` → `192.168.1.95:3000/timothy/ersatztv`): push to `main` → `:latest` + `:<sha>` (test image); push `v*` tag → `:prod` + `:<version>` + `:<sha>`. Cutover done (2026-06-27, server-management#481/#482): prod container runs fork `:prod` (currently v26.3.1), test container tracks `:latest`; prod advances only when a new `v*` tag is pushed (next: `v26.4.0`, first app-change release). Pipeline details: `docs/ci-cd.md`.
+- **Images** (our fork, built by `.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yml` → `192.168.1.95:3000/timothy/ersatztv`): push to `main` → `:latest` + `:<sha>` (test image); push `v*` tag → `:prod` + `:<version>` + `:<sha>`. Prod deploys via **Komodo GitOps**: the `media-servers` compose in `timothy/server-management` (`docker/bumblebee/stacks/media-servers/compose.yaml`) pins the version tag (currently `26.5.0`, deployed 2026-07-07); releasing = tag here, wait for the image build, bump that pin and push (the Komodo pre-deploy hook backs up before recreating). Test container tracks `:latest`. Pipeline details: `docs/ci-cd.md`.
 
 ## Development
 
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/chicorytv-issue-queue.md b/docs/handoffs/chicorytv-issue-queue.md
index d5edd0b92..c95766acc 100644
--- a/docs/handoffs/chicorytv-issue-queue.md
+++ b/docs/handoffs/chicorytv-issue-queue.md
@@ -227,9 +227,13 @@ HARD CONSTRAINTS:
   `localhost`, NOT 127.0.0.1 — host guard; wait for "Done migrating search index").
 
 ## Task (in order; each item is small — batch several into this session)
-1. RELEASE CHECK: if the user hasn't tagged yet, ask about tagging **v26.5.0** on main
-   (root-route flip = the UI swap release; d04769cc or later). Verify prod/test containers
-   on bumblebee after any tag (infra side = server-management).
+1. RELEASE CHECK: **DONE 2026-07-07** — v26.5.0 tagged (21ede492, run 546) AND deployed to
+   prod via Komodo GitOps: the server-management compose
+   (docker/bumblebee/stacks/media-servers/compose.yaml) now PINS
+   `ersatztv:26.5.0` (was floating `:prod`); future releases = bump that pin + push
+   (pre-deploy backup hook fires on the ersatztv block change; snapshot 20260707T093726Z
+   taken). Verified live: appVersion 26.5.0, / 302→/app ChicoryTV, 43 channels, Blazor-only
+   routes intact. Nothing to do unless prod misbehaves.
 2. Dep-PR batch pass: open Renovate/dep PRs (#21, #48, #49, #61, #131 security, #132) —
    check freshness, rebase/retrigger, merge the green ones (consent per PR).
 3. MCP PR #76 (#58): rebase/refresh onto current main (post-cutover); it predates the full