diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml
index cce140ba..3ad3e36a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ jobs:
           while IFS='|' read -r NAME MANIFEST_PATH OLD NEW; do if DETAIL=$(node -e 'const fs=require("node:fs");const [path,name,version]=process.argv.slice(1);let value;try{value=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path,"utf8"))}catch{process.exit(2)}if(!value||typeof value!=="object"||Array.isArray(value)||typeof value.name!=="string"||typeof value.version!=="string"||value.name!==name||value.version!==version){const actual={name:typeof value?.name==="string"?value.name:null,version:typeof value?.version==="string"?value.version:null};process.stdout.write(`actual=${JSON.stringify(actual)} expected=${JSON.stringify({name,version})}`);process.exit(1)}' "$MANIFEST_PATH" "$NAME" "$OLD"); then :; else STATUS=$?; if [ "$STATUS" = 1 ]; then echo "::error::source manifest identity mismatch for $NAME: $DETAIL"; else echo "::error::source manifest execution or parse failed for $NAME"; fi; exit 1; fi; done < "$RECORDS"
           test -z "$(git status --porcelain)" || { echo '::error::PREPARE requires clean tree'; exit 1; }
           REFS_BEFORE=$(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname) %(objectname)' refs/heads refs/tags | sort)
-          pnpm nx release version patch "--projects=$PROJECTS" --git-commit=false --git-tag=false --git-push=false --stage-changes=false
+          while IFS='|' read -r NAME MANIFEST_PATH OLD NEW; do
+            pnpm nx release version "$NEW" "--projects=$NAME" --git-commit=false --git-tag=false --git-push=false --stage-changes=false
+          done < "$RECORDS"
           test "$REFS_BEFORE" = "$(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname) %(objectname)' refs/heads refs/tags | sort)" || { echo '::error::Nx moved refs'; exit 1; }
           test -z "$(git diff --cached --name-only)" || { echo '::error::Nx staged files'; exit 1; }
           ACTUAL=$(mktemp); { git diff --name-only --no-renames HEAD; git ls-files --others --exclude-standard; } | sort -u > "$ACTUAL"
diff --git a/scripts/release-policy-contract.test.mjs b/scripts/release-policy-contract.test.mjs
index 04ddd105..03c3d218 100644
--- a/scripts/release-policy-contract.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-policy-contract.test.mjs
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ const stableViolations = (source) => {
     ["ref snapshot", /REFS_BEFORE=\$\(git for-each-ref/],
     [
       "Nx flags",
-      /^pnpm nx release version patch "--projects=\$PROJECTS" --git-commit=false --git-tag=false --git-push=false --stage-changes=false$/m,
+      /^pnpm nx release version "\$NEW" "--projects=\$NAME" --git-commit=false --git-tag=false --git-push=false --stage-changes=false$/m,
     ],
     ["refs unchanged", /test "\$REFS_BEFORE" = "\$\(git for-each-ref/],
     ["no Nx staging", /test -z "\$\(git diff --cached --name-only\)"/],
@@ -672,6 +672,22 @@ const stableViolations = (source) => {
           violations.push(`stable ${phase} manifest expected identity detail`)
         }
   }
+  if (prepare) {
+    const versionCommands = prepare.commands.filter((command) => /pnpm nx release version/.test(command))
+    if (versionCommands.length !== 1 || /\bpatch\b|--projects=\$PROJECTS/.test(versionCommands[0])) violations.push("stable exact per-record version action")
+    if (/writeFileSync|fs\.writeFile|jq[^\n]*\.version|sed -i|npm pkg set/.test(prepare.source)) violations.push("stable direct manifest edit")
+    const records = [...prepare.source.matchAll(/'(@effectify\/[^|']+\|[^|']+\|[^|']+\|[^']+)'/g)].map(([, record]) => record)
+    const expectedRecords = [
+      "@effectify/hatchet|packages/hatchet/package.json|0.1.0-beta.0|0.1.0",
+      "@effectify/node-better-auth|packages/node/better-auth/package.json|0.5.12-beta.0|0.5.12",
+      "@effectify/prisma|packages/prisma/package.json|1.1.13-beta.0|1.1.13",
+      "@effectify/react-query|packages/react/query/package.json|1.0.0-beta.1|1.0.0",
+      "@effectify/react-router|packages/react/router/package.json|0.6.0-beta.0|0.6.0",
+      "@effectify/react-router-better-auth|packages/react/router-better-auth/package.json|0.5.12-beta.0|0.5.12",
+      "@effectify/solid-query|packages/solid/query/package.json|0.5.13-beta.0|0.5.13",
+    ]
+    if (JSON.stringify(records) !== JSON.stringify(expectedRecords)) violations.push("stable exact PREPARE records")
+  }
   if (!prepare || !/mode == 'prepare'/.test(prepare.condition)) violations.push("stable PREPARE isolation")
   if (
     prepare &&
@@ -1101,7 +1117,7 @@ test("protected stable promotion exposes exact PREPARE and FINALIZE contracts",
   assert.match(active, /MODE=finalize/)
   assert.match(
     active,
-    /pnpm nx release version patch "--projects=\$PROJECTS" --git-commit=false --git-tag=false --git-push=false --stage-changes=false/,
+    /pnpm nx release version "\$NEW" "--projects=\$NAME" --git-commit=false --git-tag=false --git-push=false --stage-changes=false/,
   )
   assert.match(active, /HEAD:refs\/heads\/release\/stable-\$SHA_PREFIX/)
   assert.match(active, /git push --atomic origin "\$\{TAG_REFS\[@\]\}"/)
diff --git a/tools/release-version-actions.test.cjs b/tools/release-version-actions.test.cjs
index 809d9f6b..88f388f6 100644
--- a/tools/release-version-actions.test.cjs
+++ b/tools/release-version-actions.test.cjs
@@ -16,6 +16,77 @@ const releasedPackages = [
   { name: "@effectify/prisma", version: "1.0.0" },
 ]
 
+const stableMatrix = [
+  ["@effectify/hatchet", "0.1.0", []],
+  ["@effectify/node-better-auth", "0.5.12", []],
+  ["@effectify/prisma", "1.1.13", []],
+  ["@effectify/react-query", "1.0.0", []],
+  ["@effectify/react-router", "0.6.0", ["0.5.10"]],
+  ["@effectify/react-router-better-auth", "0.5.12", []],
+  ["@effectify/solid-query", "0.5.13", ["0.5.12"]],
+]
+
+test("no-network stable actions accept the exact heterogeneous matrix and reject an exact target collision", async () => {
+  const delegated = []
+  const delegatedUpdates = []
+  class BaseVersionActions {
+    constructor(releaseGroup, projectGraphNode, finalConfigForProject) {
+      this.releaseGroup = releaseGroup
+      this.projectGraphNode = projectGraphNode
+      this.finalConfigForProject = finalConfigForProject
+    }
+    async init() {}
+    async calculateNewVersion() {
+      delegated.push(this.packageJson?.name ?? this.projectGraphNode.data.root)
+      return { newVersion: this.finalConfigForProject.candidate, logText: "Nx selected exact target" }
+    }
+    async updateProjectVersion(_tree, version) {
+      delegatedUpdates.push(version)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const run = async ([name, candidate, publishedVersions]) => {
+    const VersionActions = createCollisionAwareVersionActions({
+      BaseVersionActions,
+      resolveRegistry: async () => "https://registry.example.test/",
+      getPublishedVersions: async () => publishedVersions,
+    })
+    const action = new VersionActions({}, { data: { root: name.slice("@effectify/".length) } }, {
+      candidate,
+      versionActionsOptions: {},
+    })
+    await action.init({ root: "/repo", read: () => Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ name, version: "0.0.0" })) })
+    return action.calculateNewVersion("0.0.0", candidate, "exact stable", {}, "")
+  }
+
+  const accepted = []
+  for (const record of stableMatrix) accepted.push(await run(record))
+  assert.deepEqual(accepted.map(({ newVersion }) => newVersion), stableMatrix.map(([, version]) => version))
+  assert.equal(delegated.length, 7)
+
+  const beforeCollision = delegated.length
+  await assert.rejects(
+    () => run(["@effectify/solid-query", "0.5.13", ["0.5.12", "0.5.13"]]),
+    /stable candidate 0\.5\.13 is already published/,
+  )
+  assert.equal(delegated.length, beforeCollision + 1)
+  assert.deepEqual(delegatedUpdates, [])
+})
+
+test("cumulative seven-package root changelog is idempotent and dry-run updates never write", () => {
+  const packages = stableMatrix.map(([name, version]) => ({ name, version }))
+  const date = new Date("2026-07-12T00:00:00Z")
+  const changelog = mergeRootChangelog(undefined, packages, date)
+  assert.equal((changelog.match(/^## @effectify\//gm) ?? []).length, 7)
+  assert.equal(mergeRootChangelog(changelog, packages, date), changelog)
+  assert.deepEqual(getRootChangelogUpdate("# stale\n", changelog, true), {
+    changed: true,
+    content: changelog,
+    shouldWrite: false,
+    shouldReportChangedFile: false,
+  })
+})
+
 test("creates the root release snapshot with UTC version dates and package names", () => {
   assert.equal(
     createRootChangelog(releasedPackages, new Date("2026-07-11T23:59:59-07:00")),