diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b8f526..0a03a1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: apps/electron
         run: bun run test:package-smoke
 
+      - name: Fresh-install E2E
+        working-directory: apps/electron
+        run: bun run test:fresh-install
+
       - name: Verify checksums
         working-directory: dist/release
         run: shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS.txt
diff --git a/apps/electron/e2e/fresh-install.mjs b/apps/electron/e2e/fresh-install.mjs
index 4c0f113..e53b09d 100644
--- a/apps/electron/e2e/fresh-install.mjs
+++ b/apps/electron/e2e/fresh-install.mjs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // (no provider connected → wizard gate opens).
 
 import { execSync, spawn } from 'node:child_process';
-import { existsSync, rmSync, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, rmSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
@@ -25,13 +25,24 @@ const { chromium } = require('playwright-core');
 const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const appRoot = join(here, '..');
 const repoRoot = join(here, '../../..');
-const packagedBinary = join(
-  repoRoot,
-  'dist/electron/mac-arm64/Folio.app/Contents/MacOS/Folio'
-);
+const distDir = join(repoRoot, 'dist', 'electron');
 const CDP_PORT = 9347;
 const userDataDir = join(appRoot, 'e2e/.user-data-fresh');
 
+function findAppBinary() {
+  if (!existsSync(distDir)) {
+    throw new Error(`No dist output at ${distDir}. Run \`bun run package\` first.`);
+  }
+  for (const entry of readdirSync(distDir)) {
+    if (!entry.startsWith('mac')) continue;
+    const candidate = join(distDir, entry, 'Folio.app', 'Contents', 'MacOS', 'Folio');
+    if (existsSync(candidate) && statSync(candidate).isFile()) {
+      return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(`No Folio.app binary found under ${distDir}/mac*.`);
+}
+
 // FINAGENT_E2E_KEEP_OPEN=1 — debugging only, NEVER in automated runs: leave
 // the app running when the harness finishes and print where it is, instead of
 // killing it. Automated runs/CI rely on the harness cleaning up its port.
@@ -107,11 +118,7 @@ async function waitForCdp(timeoutMs) {
 }
 
 async function main() {
-  if (!existsSync(packagedBinary)) {
-    console.error(`Packaged app not found: ${packagedBinary}`);
-    console.error('Run `bun run package` first.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
+  const packagedBinary = findAppBinary();
   try {
     execSync("pkill -f 'remote-debugging-port=9347' || true", { stdio: 'ignore' });
   } catch {
diff --git a/docs/v5-blocker-sweep.md b/docs/v5-blocker-sweep.md
index b24e137..2adfab8 100644
--- a/docs/v5-blocker-sweep.md
+++ b/docs/v5-blocker-sweep.md
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ payload, or export surface changed.
    bounded by the health probe (health.ts:238, 250: 5s + 10s CLI timeouts, 15s cache TTL
    health.ts:217), so worst case the wizard appears after ~15s on a hung CLI. Not stuck,
    but add a renderer-side timeout (e.g. 4s) if first-launch polish matters in V5.
-2. **CI skips fresh-install gate (info):** release-check.mjs includes it (gate 7) but
-   release.yml does not run `test:fresh-install`; also "interaction audit"/"secret scan"
-   from docs are not mechanically enforced. Consider wiring the full `release:check` step
-   (or the missing gates) into CI.
+2. **CI gate coverage:** `release.yml` now runs `test:fresh-install` after packaged smoke,
+   matching the release gate defined in `release-check.mjs`. The "interaction audit" and
+   "secret scan" listed in the quality-gate documentation remain informational and are not
+   yet mechanically enforced by CI.
 
 ## 6. Pre-existing failures (NOT from this sweep)