diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7db44ce..2c8d307 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
     with:
       language: python
       versions: '["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]'
+      container-suffix: python
+      container-tag: '3.14'
 
   integration-tests:
     name: "test / integration / ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ jobs:
     with:
       language: python
       versions: '["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]'
+      container-suffix: python
+      container-tag: '3.14'
 
   security:
     uses: vergil-project/vergil-actions/.github/workflows/ci-security.yml@v2.0
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ jobs:
       language: python
       run-standards: ${{ inputs.run-release != 'false' }}
       run-security: ${{ inputs.run-security != 'false' }}
+      container-suffix: python
+      container-tag: '3.14'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
@@ -104,9 +110,13 @@ jobs:
     with:
       language: python
       versions: '["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]'
+      container-suffix: python
+      container-tag: '3.14'
 
   version:
     uses: vergil-project/vergil-actions/.github/workflows/ci-version-bump.yml@v2.0
     with:
       language: python
       run-release: ${{ inputs.run-release != 'false' }}
+      container-suffix: python
+      container-tag: '3.14'
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0495c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.2.3
diff --git a/docs/repository-standards.md b/docs/repository-standards.md
index 589dabf..8689122 100644
--- a/docs/repository-standards.md
+++ b/docs/repository-standards.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - Before modifying any files, check the current branch with `git status -sb`.
 - If on `develop`, create a short-lived `feature/*` branch or ask for explicit approval to proceed on `develop`.
 - If approval is granted to work on `develop`, call it out in the response and proceed only for that user-approved scope.
-- Enable repository git hooks before committing: `git config core.hooksPath scripts/git-hooks`.
+- Enable repository git hooks before committing: `git config core.hooksPath .githooks`.
 
 ## Local validation
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 Required for daily workflow:
 
 - `uv` `0.10.4` (install with `python3 -m pip install uv==0.10.4`)
-- `markdownlint` (required for docs validation and PR pre-submission)
+- `vrg-docker-run` (runs validation inside dev container)
 
 Required for integration testing:
 
@@ -59,14 +59,13 @@ submission. Do not construct commit messages or PR bodies manually.
 
 ```bash
 vrg-commit \
-  --type TYPE --message MESSAGE --agent AGENT \
+  --type TYPE --message MESSAGE \
   [--scope SCOPE] [--body BODY]
 ```
 
 - `--type` (required): one of
   `feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|test|chore|ci|build`
 - `--message` (required): commit description
-- `--agent` (required): `claude` or `codex`
 - `--scope` (optional): conventional commit scope
 - `--body` (optional): detailed commit body
 
@@ -79,17 +78,16 @@ The script resolves the correct `Co-Authored-By` identity from
 vrg-submit-pr \
   --issue NUMBER --summary TEXT \
   [--linkage KEYWORD] [--title TEXT] \
-  [--notes TEXT] [--docs-only] [--dry-run]
+  [--notes TEXT] [--dry-run]
 ```
 
 - `--issue` (required): GitHub issue number (just the number)
 - `--summary` (required): one-line PR summary
-- `--linkage` (optional, default: `Fixes`):
+- `--linkage` (optional, default: `Ref`):
   `Fixes|Closes|Resolves|Ref`
 - `--title` (optional): PR title (default: most recent commit
   subject)
 - `--notes` (optional): additional notes
-- `--docs-only` (optional): applies docs-only testing exception
 - `--dry-run` (optional): print generated PR without executing
 
 The script detects the target branch and merge strategy
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 3419c30..8b7e43d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "idna"
-version = "3.11"
+version = "3.16"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6f/6d/0703ccc57f3a7233505399edb88de3cbd678da106337b9fcde432b65ed60/idna-3.11.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:795dafcc9c04ed0c1fb032c2aa73654d8e8c5023a7df64a53f39190ada629902", size = 194582, upload-time = "2025-10-12T14:55:20.501Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1a/88/bcf9709822fe69d02c2a6a77956c98ce6ea8ca8767a9aadcedc7eb6a2390/idna-3.16.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d7a6da03db833450fca25d2358ac9ff06cd624577a4aea3a596d5c0f77b8e03d", size = 203770, upload-time = "2026-05-22T00:16:18.781Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0e/61/66938bbb5fc52dbdf84594873d5b51fb1f7c7794e9c0f5bd885f30bc507b/idna-3.11-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:771a87f49d9defaf64091e6e6fe9c18d4833f140bd19464795bc32d966ca37ea", size = 71008, upload-time = "2025-10-12T14:55:18.883Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/94/16/70255075a9859a0e3adb789b68ceb0e210dec03934245fd98d248226572f/idna-3.16-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:cc246e3a3f89580c3a951b5ad298ca4638078b2cdd4f115654332b5c26daded5", size = 74165, upload-time = "2026-05-22T00:16:16.698Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]