diff --git a/examples/fan-out-with-retry/main.py b/examples/fan-out-with-retry/main.py
index e1133f9..1cad450 100644
--- a/examples/fan-out-with-retry/main.py
+++ b/examples/fan-out-with-retry/main.py
@@ -336,11 +336,14 @@ def build_graph(mode: str = "fail_fast") -> CompiledGraph[BatchState]:
         # partial in place of the instance result, so the batch finishes
         # instead of aborting (fail_fast) or dropping the instance
         # (collect). Retry stays inner so it still sees raw transients
-        # first. The degraded mapping is keyed the way the fan-out
-        # projects an instance: the collect_field (``summary``) plus
-        # each parent extra_outputs key (``topics``).
+        # first. The degraded mapping is keyed in the subgraph's
+        # field-name space (proposal 0066): the collect_field (``summary``)
+        # plus each extra_outputs subgraph field (``topic``, which the
+        # fan-out projects to the parent ``topics`` list). Supplying
+        # ``topic`` keeps the slot non-null so the ``list[str]`` parent
+        # field validates (an omitted source would be a null slot, §9.3).
         degrade = FailureIsolationMiddleware(
-            degraded_update={"summary": "(unavailable)", "topics": "other"},
+            degraded_update={"summary": "(unavailable)", "topic": "other"},
             event_name="headline_degraded",
         )
         instance_middleware = (degrade, retry, timing)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61b2a8d..a53e65d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "openarmature"
-version = "0.14.0rc1"
+version = "0.14.0"
 description = "Workflow framework for LLM pipelines and tool-calling agents."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/src/openarmature/AGENTS.md b/src/openarmature/AGENTS.md
index 78b52f2..9e4a4f2 100644
--- a/src/openarmature/AGENTS.md
+++ b/src/openarmature/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # OpenArmature — Agent documentation
 
-*This is the agent guide bundled with the openarmature Python package, version 0.14.0rc1 (spec v0.60.0). For the full docs site see [openarmature.ai](https://openarmature.ai). For the canonical spec text see [openarmature.org/capabilities](https://openarmature.org/capabilities/). For project-specific conventions for the code you're editing, see the host project's `AGENTS.md` or `CLAUDE.md`.*
+*This is the agent guide bundled with the openarmature Python package, version 0.14.0 (spec v0.60.0). For the full docs site see [openarmature.ai](https://openarmature.ai). For the canonical spec text see [openarmature.org/capabilities](https://openarmature.org/capabilities/). For project-specific conventions for the code you're editing, see the host project's `AGENTS.md` or `CLAUDE.md`.*
 
 ## TL;DR
 
diff --git a/src/openarmature/__init__.py b/src/openarmature/__init__.py
index 3c301e9..c502c6f 100644
--- a/src/openarmature/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openarmature/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    sessions opening the project find the bundled docs automatically.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.14.0rc1"
+__version__ = "0.14.0"
 __spec_version__ = "0.60.0"
 # Proposal 0052 (spec observability §5.1 / §8.4.1): canonical
 # package-registry name for this implementation. Surfaces on every
diff --git a/tests/test_smoke.py b/tests/test_smoke.py
index 06b92fb..a4f0635 100644
--- a/tests/test_smoke.py
+++ b/tests/test_smoke.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 def test_package_versions() -> None:
-    assert openarmature.__version__ == "0.14.0rc1"
+    assert openarmature.__version__ == "0.14.0"
     assert openarmature.__spec_version__ == "0.60.0"
 
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d9eee6a..14f1f40 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openarmature"
-version = "0.14.0rc1"
+version = "0.14.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },