diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30e4103..14ed312 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ Both images build and have been smoke tested locally: the code location image
 loads its definitions, and the payload image contains `dagster_pipes` without
 `dagster` — check L11 in the readiness checklist.
 
+[.gitea/workflows/docker-publish.yml](.gitea/workflows/docker-publish.yml) runs
+the same two builds on every push to `main`, applies those checks as gates, and
+tags both images with the same short commit SHA — that shared tag is what keeps a
+code location and the payload it dispatches on the same version.
+
 ## Status
 
 Both execution targets are implemented. The tightly coupled jobs and the loosely
diff --git a/documents/user-guide/distributed-execution-guide.md b/documents/user-guide/distributed-execution-guide.md
index ac0cfb4..e81ac61 100644
--- a/documents/user-guide/distributed-execution-guide.md
+++ b/documents/user-guide/distributed-execution-guide.md
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Tracked under SIMPL-30451.
 | Runnable loosely coupled reference implementation | AC4 | Complete (subprocess verified, K8s not cluster-run) |
 | Both images build; payload image passes the isolation check (L11) | Tech details | Complete |
 | Locally runnable jobs launched from the Dagster UI, evidence recorded in section 5.6 | Tech details | Complete |
-| Payload image published to the container registry | Tech details | **Pending** — build workflow exists, awaiting registry secrets and a first run |
+| Payload image published to a container registry | Tech details | Complete on the sandbox Gitea registry; the GitLab registry still pending |
 | End-to-end run of `loosely_coupled_k8s_job` on a cluster | Tech details | **Pending** |
 | Screenshots of UI surfaces | Tech details | **Pending** — needs a deployed platform instance, not a local dev server |
 | Platform architecture document update | Tech details | **Pending** |