diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index e0cc9f1..818444d 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -218,10 +218,12 @@ Scope: current contract/implementation documentation and final integration.
 2. Review affected public GoDoc and architecture wording against the new callback
    flow. Change only stale claims; no new public API, YAML version, normalizer
    policy, origin guarantee, or execution-readiness promise is needed.
-3. Add the inspection/dependency change and its limits to the currently prepared
-   `docs/releases/v0.17.0.md`; revise its old two-view normalization description.
-   Keep the canonical detail in the format/inspection guides. Do not publish,
-   retag, or edit historical published notes for this work.
+3. Document the inspection/dependency change and its limits in the next release's
+   `docs/releases/v0.18.0.md`, creating the note if needed under the release
+   procedure. Keep canonical detail in the format/inspection guides. v0.17.0
+   has been published: preserve its note, including its historical two-view
+   normalization description. Do not publish, retag, or edit published notes
+   for this work.
 4. Format changed Go files and run the integrated checks with the compatible
    local toolchain and prepared caches: