diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index fd6aecb..568b486 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@ inputs:
   and a missing or empty explicit selection is an error.
 - Each immediate regular file whose name is a valid environment-variable name
   supplies one value. ConfigKit removes trailing CR/LF, permits a symlink as the
-  selected directory, rejects symlink entries, and limits input to 1 MiB per
-  file, 8 MiB total, and 1024 entries.
+  selected directory, rejects non-hidden symlink entries, and limits input to
+  1 MiB per file, 8 MiB total, and 1024 entries. Dot-prefixed entries (including
+  files, directories, and symlinks) are ignored and omitted from bootstrap
+  reports, but still count toward the directory entry limit.
 - An existing process environment value takes precedence over a credential file.
 - On POSIX, operators must provision the directory with no group/other access
   (normally `0700`) and files with no group/other access (normally `0600`);
diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.1.2.md b/docs/releases/v2.1.2.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a19b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.1.2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Narratio v2.1.2
+
+This release allows secrets directories to contain hidden metadata without
+preventing credential loading.
+
+## Summary
+
+ConfigKit v0.3.1 ignores dot-prefixed entries such as `.git`, `.gitignore`, and
+`.DS_Store` during secrets bootstrap. These entries no longer block otherwise
+valid credentials from loading and are omitted from bootstrap reports.
+
+## Compatibility
+
+This is a backward-compatible dependency bug fix. Configuration schemas,
+existing-environment precedence, and validation of non-hidden entries are
+unchanged. Hidden entries still count toward the directory entry limit.
+
+## Upgrade
+
+No special upgrade action or configuration migration is required. See the
+[credential configuration reference](../config.md) for secrets-directory usage.
+
+## Changes
+
+- Updated ConfigKit from v0.3.0 to v0.3.1.
+- Clarified hidden-entry handling in the secrets-directory documentation.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0efa79e..639b29c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit v0.3.0
+	gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit v0.3.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.32.17
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.16
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.101.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8c8de61..08c8dc1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit v0.3.0 h1:LgXEUjR0KsgwGBznOWa8FJTQ+iElctHtI1via5vKdu4=
-gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit v0.3.0/go.mod h1:tYWpsrbLyu05r8+1MapWp5fN6ZrX9I8hU2xEPedYmYk=
+gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit v0.3.1 h1:etfTI/dxO3NnS18La0V6IeUh/Iv+3PjVfEyaN8hTuOM=
+gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit v0.3.1/go.mod h1:tYWpsrbLyu05r8+1MapWp5fN6ZrX9I8hU2xEPedYmYk=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.7 h1:DWpAJt66FmnnaRIOT/8ASTucrvuDPZASqhhLey6tLY8=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.7/go.mod h1:4LAfZOPHNVNQEckOACQx60Y8pSRjIkNZQz1w92xpMJc=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.7.10 h1:gx1AwW1Iyk9Z9dD9F4akX5gnN3QZwUB20GGKH/I+Rho=