diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 89f3d1a..c3d2bda 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Read each catalog entry's `note` as well as its `verification` state: several li
 
 ## Disclaimer
 
-Aranya provides tooling and informational structure. It is not legal advice. For binding decisions, instruct qualified environmental counsel and, for damage quantum, a qualified ecological expert.
+AI can make mistakes. Aranya is tooling, not legal advice. Have a licensed attorney check everything before you rely on it, and a qualified ecological expert check any damage figure.
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3bf57b1..ccae984 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.3.1 (2026-11-09)
+
+- The catalog disclaimer and AGENTS.md now say it plainly: AI can make mistakes, and a licensed attorney should check everything before you rely on it. Entries marked `verify` or `unverified` still stay out of court-facing documents until they are checked against the primary source.
+
 ## 0.3.0 (2026-11-09)
 
 ### Catalog
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 8e82249..8e57e0b 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors:
   - name: "Aranya contributors"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/prathikcannotcode/aranya"
 license: Apache-2.0
-version: 0.3.0
+version: 0.3.1
 date-released: 2026-11-09
 keywords:
   - environmental-law
diff --git a/catalog/provisions.json b/catalog/provisions.json
index e6200a0..b100f3e 100644
--- a/catalog/provisions.json
+++ b/catalog/provisions.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "law_as_at": "2026-11-03",
-  "disclaimer": "Seed catalog for Aranya, not legal advice and not exhaustive. Items marked \"source_cited\" were checked against the cited primary source on 2026-11-03, except entries added in the November 2026 source pack, whose notes give their own check date and the copy read; items marked \"verify\" or \"unverified\" must still be confirmed against primary sources (Gazette of India, indiacode.nic.in, environmentclearance.nic.in, greentribunal.gov.in, the SCC/official reports) by a qualified person before use in any court-facing document.",
+  "disclaimer": "AI can make mistakes. This catalog is not legal advice and does not cover every law. Entries marked \"source_cited\" were checked against their cited source on 2026-11-03, or on the date their notes give. Entries marked \"verify\" or \"unverified\" stay out of court-facing documents until they are checked against the primary source (Gazette of India, indiacode.nic.in, environmentclearance.nic.in, greentribunal.gov.in, the SCC or official reports). Have a licensed attorney check everything before you rely on it.",
   "instruments": [
     { "id": "ngt-act-2010", "label": "National Green Tribunal Act, 2010", "citation": "Act 19 of 2010", "year": 2010, "in_force": true, "commencement": "18 October 2010", "source_url": "https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2025", "verification": "source_cited", "note": "Enacted 2 June 2010; in force 18 October 2010. Amended by the Finance Act 2017 and the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 (per the India Code consolidated text)." },
     { "id": "epa-1986", "label": "Environment (Protection) Act, 1986", "citation": "Act 29 of 1986", "year": 1986, "in_force": true, "commencement": "19 November 1986", "source_url": "https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/13656", "verification": "source_cited", "note": "Enacted 23 May 1986. Parent statute for the EIA and CRZ notifications (s.3)." },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b8e475..58a50ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aranya",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Open-source Indian environmental-law workspace agent: case analysis, EIA review and restoration-scaled damage (REA/HEA) arguments as Claude Code skills",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",