diff --git a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
index 9638525..474ccbc 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
@@ -522,12 +522,12 @@
    Roosevelt inter-DC link spec), trigger defined: re-tune via a gated
    apply when the spec exists, not before.
 3. D-068 -- Vault substrate hardening. Items 2-3 RULED 2026-07-21; item 1
-   (Vault version) re-scoped plan DRAFTED 2026-07-23
-   (`docs/D-068-vault-migration-plan-draft.md`; D-068 amendment of the same
-   date) -- item 1 is now PRESENTABLE as three separate GA-R5 questions (Q1
-   interim rehearsal posture; Q2 Roosevelt path, options 2a-2d; Q3
-   triggers/review), with verify items V1-V5 owed before any Q2 ruling.
-   Evidence base: `docs/D-068-vault-1.8-vs-1.16-analysis.md`.
+   re-scoped plan DRAFTED 2026-07-23
+   (`docs/D-068-vault-migration-plan-draft.md`). Q1 RULED 2026-07-23
+   (rehearsal-scoped EOL risk-acceptance, posture 1b -- amendment in
+   design-decisions.md is the authority). OPEN: Q2 (Roosevelt path,
+   options 2a-2d; verify items V1-V5 owed before ruling) + Q3 (review
+   mechanics), each its own exchange.
 4. D-071 -- ADOPTED 2026-07-21: all four policy points ruled (monthly
    review trigger; patch-only controller jumps; standing order;
    in-channel-only refreshes), each its own GA-R5 exchange -- status
diff --git a/docs/changelog-20260723-queue-pass.md b/docs/changelog-20260723-queue-pass.md
index f99247a..ea374cd 100644
--- a/docs/changelog-20260723-queue-pass.md
+++ b/docs/changelog-20260723-queue-pass.md
@@ -216,3 +216,14 @@
   section 8 item 3 + G15 row updated (same commit). NOTHING adopted.
 - REVERT: delete the draft doc + the amendment block; restore the two
   CURRENT-STATE passages.
+
+## Item 13 -- D-068 Q1 RULED (rehearsal-scoped EOL acceptance, 1b)
+
+- RULING (GA-R5): question + exact utterances quoted in the design-decisions
+  amendment block (the authority). Operator volunteered Q1/Q2/Q3 answers in
+  one exchange; per GA-R5 (batch adoptions invalid) each is being confirmed
+  and recorded INDIVIDUALLY -- this item records Q1 only. The 1a-vs-1b
+  variant was pinned to 1b in the confirmation text before recording.
+- CURRENT-STATE section 8 item 3 updated (same commit). No software, bundle,
+  or live change -- a recorded posture only.
+- REVERT: remove the amendment block + restore the section-8 passage.
diff --git a/docs/design-decisions.md b/docs/design-decisions.md
index f2ba830..aef416c 100644
--- a/docs/design-decisions.md
+++ b/docs/design-decisions.md
@@ -4416,3 +4416,20 @@
 
 **Status:** item 1 OPEN / presentable (draft exists). Items 2-3 unchanged (RULED
 2026-07-21). **Related:** D-069, D-071 (review vehicle), D-132 (same design window).
+
+## D-068 -- AMENDMENT (2026-07-23): item 1 / Q1 RULED -- rehearsal-scoped EOL risk-acceptance, posture 1b
+
+Question as presented (migration-plan draft section 2; presented with options 1a/1b/defer):
+"D-068 Q1: what interim posture covers EOL Vault 1.8.8 for the rehearsal phases (VR0 + VR1)?"
+Operator answer, exact utterances: "Q1: Yes, record it." then, on the exact recording text
+(1a-vs-1b resolved to 1b consistent with the operator's Q3 answer), "Confirmed (Recommended)".
+
+RULED: explicit risk-acceptance of EOL Vault 1.8.8, scoped to the REHEARSAL phases (VR0
+testcloud + VR1 when Stage 5 brings Vault) ONLY -- rationale: no tenant data, no external
+surface, metal-internal listener, operator-held unseal (D-069). Production/Roosevelt is
+explicitly NOT covered -- Q2 owns it. Posture 1b: the acceptance carries a Vault 1.8.x
+CVE-scan line in the D-071 monthly review (line lands via the Q3 mechanics ruling).
+
+**Status:** Q1 RULED 2026-07-23. Item 1 remains open on Q2 (Roosevelt path) + Q3 (review
+mechanics), each its own exchange. **Related:** D-069, D-071 (vehicle), the 2026-07-23
+draft amendment above.