diff --git a/docs/product/release-readiness.md b/docs/product/release-readiness.md
index 75a0d3d9b8..6771016979 100644
--- a/docs/product/release-readiness.md
+++ b/docs/product/release-readiness.md
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ path, and canary route rather than as a user-facing release baseline.
   The release separates package acquisition, delivered host material, runtime
   activation, and enabled-extension readiness.
 
+- `v1.2.1` on 2026-09-27 16:22 +08:00: recoverable work, clearer Chat usage,
+  and lifecycle compatibility at commit `fce1a4bac`.
+  The published package, desktop artifacts, signed update feed, and website
+  were verified against the release source before `stable` fast-forwarded.
+
 When a new public release is promoted, add it here only after the matching tag,
 release note, stable ref, update path, and focused release canary agree.
 
diff --git a/loopx/__init__.py b/loopx/__init__.py
index b688c74036..4992813135 100644
--- a/loopx/__init__.py
+++ b/loopx/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 __all__ = ["__version__"]
 
-__version__ = "1.2.1"
+__version__ = "1.2.2"
diff --git a/loopx/canary/maintainability_ratchet.py b/loopx/canary/maintainability_ratchet.py
index d2d158f7f9..ebad2d40c4 100644
--- a/loopx/canary/maintainability_ratchet.py
+++ b/loopx/canary/maintainability_ratchet.py
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ def _exception(
         metric_ceilings={"package_reexport_count": 101, "source_module_count": 37},
     ),
     "compatibility_facade:loopx.status": _exception(
-        "The public loopx.status import surface remains a supported compatibility contract.",
+        "The public loopx.status import surface remains a supported compatibility contract. "
+        "Fifteen existing carriers now import their single owners instead of restating "
+        "local values; the import count changes without adding public names.",
         "Keep internal consumers on canonical modules and shrink exports as callers migrate.",
-        metric_ceilings={"package_reexport_count": 117, "source_module_count": 50},
+        metric_ceilings={"package_reexport_count": 119, "source_module_count": 50},
     ),
 }
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2af0fbb508..97b72f025a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "loopx"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.2.2"
 description = "A Loop Engineering control plane for long-running agent goals (requires Node.js 22.22.3+)."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"