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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v3.2.2] - 2026-10-14
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **Hosted invocation compatibility.** Include the required `api-version=v1`
@@ -19,6 +21,12 @@
   integrity and fail-closed CI aggregation. Protected-checker adoption remains
   required; this does not change runtime behavior or repository review settings.
 
+### Validation
+
+- Offline release acceptance uses installed-wheel and Linux-container tests
+  plus the adopted protected quality checks; Azure deployment validation is
+  intentionally not included.
+
 ## [v3.2.1] - 2026-10-08
 
 ### Security
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.2
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