diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a00790..ef6eca8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
+  <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent?display_name=tag&sort=semver" alt="Latest release"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/pkgs/container/HelixAgent"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/GHCR-HelixAgent-2496ED?logo=docker&logoColor=white" alt="GHCR package"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/actions/workflows/ci-cd.yml"><img src="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/actions/workflows/ci-cd.yml/badge.svg?branch=main" alt="Enterprise CI"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/actions/workflows/security.yml"><img src="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/actions/workflows/security.yml/badge.svg?branch=main" alt="Security and supply chain"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/actions/workflows/release.yml"><img src="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg?branch=main" alt="Release validation"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent?include_prereleases&sort=semver" alt="Latest release"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent" alt="MIT license"></a>
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/CoreyLeath-code/HelixAgent/main" alt="Last commit">
 </p>
@@ -180,6 +181,17 @@ Run the Streamlit demo locally:
 streamlit run streamlit_app.py
 ```
 
+### Run the published container
+
+Tagged releases publish the validated image to GitHub Container Registry. After the release workflow succeeds, pull the matching version and run the API:
+
+```bash
+docker pull ghcr.io/coreyleath-code/helixagent:1.1.0
+docker run --rm -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/coreyleath-code/helixagent:1.1.0
+```
+
+Then verify it with `curl http://localhost:8000/health`.
+
 For an isolated package-build check, use the release gate's packaging path:
 
 ```bash
@@ -205,15 +217,14 @@ docker run --rm -p 8000:8000 helixagent
 ## Releases and reproducibility
 
 Maintainers create releases by pushing a validated semantic-version tag; the tag workflow
-validates the exact commit before it can create a GitHub Release.
+validates the exact commit before it can create a GitHub Release and then publishes the validated GHCR image.
 
 ~~~bash
 git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "vX.Y.Z"
 git push origin vX.Y.Z
 ~~~
 
-See [release procedure and evidence artifacts](docs/RELEASING.md) for the required
-changelog/version update, validation, and reproducibility guidance.
+Release artifacts include the deterministic source archive, SHA-256 checksum, CycloneDX SBOM, and reproduction instructions. See [release procedure and evidence artifacts](docs/RELEASING.md) for the required changelog/version update, validation, and reproducibility guidance.
 
 ### Reproduce an evidence run
 
@@ -287,4 +298,4 @@ docs/                Engineering and deployment notes
 
 HelixAgent is an engineering portfolio project and reference implementation, not a managed commercial AI platform. The repository focuses on modularity, graceful degradation, observable services, automated validation, and secure delivery.
 
-See [Autonomous runtime](docs/AUTONOMY.md), [Security](SECURITY.md), [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md), [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md), and [deployment hygiene](docs/L6_DEPLOYMENT_HYGIENE.md).
+See [Autonomous runtime](docs/AUTONOMY.md), [Security](SECURITY.md), [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md), [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md), and [deployment hygiene](docs/L6_DEPLOYMENT_HYGIENE.md).
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