diff --git a/TASKS.md b/TASKS.md
index 4b74cdc..a95bb6e 100644
--- a/TASKS.md
+++ b/TASKS.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ primary remote.
 (copy), both point at this clean history, no legacy history is present, and no secret or work
 identity appears anywhere.
 
-## Card 1: freeze the data model spec  **REVIEW-READY 2026-07-22, NOT FROZEN**
+## Card 1: freeze the data model spec  **REVIEW-READY 2026-07-23, NOT FROZEN**
 
 **Goal:** specify global author/publication identity, per-user follows/read state, review records,
 and merge/undo behavior.
diff --git a/docs/specs/README.md b/docs/specs/README.md
index 360d06d..29add5e 100644
--- a/docs/specs/README.md
+++ b/docs/specs/README.md
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ No implementation for a subsystem starts before its spec is frozen.
 
 ## Current review
 
-- [Data model](data-model.md): review-ready draft dated 2026-07-22, not frozen. Owner decisions
+- [Data model](data-model.md): review-ready draft dated 2026-07-23, not frozen. Owner decisions
   D1 through D5 remain open.
diff --git a/docs/specs/data-model.md b/docs/specs/data-model.md
index 13c80f4..6ed562e 100644
--- a/docs/specs/data-model.md
+++ b/docs/specs/data-model.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Scholarr data model
 
-**Status:** DRAFT FOR OWNER REVIEW, 2026-07-22. This spec is review-ready and is not frozen.
+**Status:** DRAFT FOR OWNER REVIEW, 2026-07-23. This spec is review-ready and is not frozen.
 No implementation is authorized by this document.
 
 This is Card 1 in [`TASKS.md`](../../TASKS.md). It defines the persistent domain model for