diff --git a/docs/fabric/FABRIC-3.md b/docs/fabric/FABRIC-3.md
index 476252bc..d6014a00 100644
--- a/docs/fabric/FABRIC-3.md
+++ b/docs/fabric/FABRIC-3.md
@@ -6393,6 +6393,9 @@ Plan `2026-10-29-stick-5`, Task 2; `STICK.md` 5a (its 2 TiB cap amended to 256 G
   table of stack notations and descriptions in the tree, and the build fails when a live word has
   no entry -- so it cannot fall behind v4's 317 words (`docs/reference/DICTIONARY.md` is v3's, and
   goes with v3).
+- **Ruled** (Captain Bob, the same day): the Book of Fabric is **published** with alpha.4 -- asked
+  because the record goes well past the SSRN whitepaper that everything published so far is based
+  on (the license has been reviewed): "Publish. Fabric is all about steady state."
 
 ### 12. A DoE per release (2026-11-08)