diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4301954..1e82fbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Release drift note: current `main` is ahead of `v0.6.0` and contains the five-de
 - [`docs/reviewer-pack.md`](docs/reviewer-pack.md): demo matrix, artifact contract, and v1 readiness gate
 - [`docs/v1-contract-freeze.md`](docs/v1-contract-freeze.md): v1.0 five-demo contract freeze and release drift note
 - [`docs/v1-readiness-gate.md`](docs/v1-readiness-gate.md): fixed inputs, fixed outputs, schema validation, artifact regeneration, and test pass requirements
+- [`docs/release-v1.0.md`](docs/release-v1.0.md): draft v1.0 reviewer-contract release notes and explicit non-SIEM boundary
 - [`docs/v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md`](docs/v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md): fourth-to-fifth-demo artifact contract and compatibility diff
 - [`docs/evidence-pipeline-contract.md`](docs/evidence-pipeline-contract.md): JSON schema contracts for reviewer-facing evidence artifacts
 - [`docs/reviewer-artifact-diff.md`](docs/reviewer-artifact-diff.md): release artifact diff contract for reviewer-facing outputs
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index bebd256..989609b 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This directory separates the current reviewer route from supporting design notes
 - [`reviewer-brief.md`](reviewer-brief.md): short problem, value, evidence, and boundary summary
 - [`v1-contract-freeze.md`](v1-contract-freeze.md): v1.0 five-demo contract freeze and release drift note
 - [`v1-readiness-gate.md`](v1-readiness-gate.md): fixed inputs, fixed outputs, schema validation, artifact regeneration, and test pass requirements
+- [`release-v1.0.md`](release-v1.0.md): draft reviewer-contract release notes with the explicit non-SIEM boundary
 - [`v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md`](v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md): additive artifact contract and compatibility diff from the fourth demo to the fifth
 - [`evidence-pipeline-contract.md`](evidence-pipeline-contract.md): JSON schema contracts for reviewer-facing evidence artifacts
 - [`reviewer-artifact-diff.md`](reviewer-artifact-diff.md): release diff contract for reviewer-facing artifact changes
diff --git a/docs/release-v1.0.md b/docs/release-v1.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b7a802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-v1.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# v1.0 Reviewer Contract Release Notes (Draft)
+
+**This is a reviewer-contract release, not a production SIEM.**
+
+Release status: Draft. This document does not create a `v1.0` tag or GitHub
+release. Final publication remains gated by
+[`docs/v1-readiness-gate.md`](v1-readiness-gate.md).
+
+## Release Scope
+
+v1.0 freezes the current five-demo reviewer contract:
+
+1. `telemetry-window-demo`
+2. `ai-assisted-detection-demo`
+3. `rule-evaluation-and-dedup-demo`
+4. `config-change-investigation-demo`
+5. `cloud-iam-change-investigation-demo`
+
+Demo expansion is closed. The release consolidates the current local,
+file-based workflows instead of adding another demo or production platform
+surface.
+
+## Reviewer Contract
+
+The v1.0 release contract requires:
+
+- fixed synthetic inputs for the five demos
+- fixed reviewer-visible output paths
+- JSON Schema validation for contracted evidence artifacts
+- reproducible committed artifacts
+- a passing full test suite
+
+See [`docs/v1-contract-freeze.md`](v1-contract-freeze.md) for the freeze scope
+and [`docs/evidence-pipeline-contract.md`](evidence-pipeline-contract.md) for the
+schema matrix.
+
+## Artifact Compatibility
+
+Relative to `v0.6.0`:
+
+- the fourth-demo artifact paths and committed contents remain unchanged
+- the fifth demo adds four reviewer-visible artifact paths under its own demo
+  directory
+- the overall artifact compatibility label is `additive-compatible`
+- the two demo-local `investigation_summary.json` files use separate schemas
+  and intentionally different root shapes
+
+See [`docs/v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md`](v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md) for the
+field-level and semantic diff. Future release diffs follow
+[`docs/reviewer-artifact-diff.md`](reviewer-artifact-diff.md).
+
+## Validation Snapshot
+
+Current draft validation snapshot; refresh these results from the release
+candidate commit before publication:
+
+```bash
+python scripts/regenerate_artifacts.py --check
+python -m pytest tests/test_evidence_pipeline_schemas.py
+python -m pytest
+```
+
+- Artifact regeneration: passed; `23` committed artifacts matched and `6`
+  visual snapshots completed smoke checks.
+- Schema validation: passed; `3 passed`.
+- Full test suite: passed; `175 passed`.
+
+If any required command fails, v1.0 is not ready.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+- Synthetic, local, file-based inputs only.
+- No live AWS account or production telemetry source.
+- No real account ID or credentials.
+- No production detection claim or operational alerting claim.
+- No real-time ingestion, dashboard, alert routing, or case-management service.
+- No autonomous response.
+- No final incident verdict.
+
+This release does not claim production readiness.
diff --git a/docs/reviewer-pack.md b/docs/reviewer-pack.md
index 39ebfbb..bc2e9f0 100644
--- a/docs/reviewer-pack.md
+++ b/docs/reviewer-pack.md
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Use the same Python interpreter for install, tests, and demo commands.
 - [`docs/reviewer-path.md`](reviewer-path.md): demo choice by review question
 - [`docs/v1-contract-freeze.md`](v1-contract-freeze.md): v1.0 five-demo contract freeze and release drift note
 - [`docs/v1-readiness-gate.md`](v1-readiness-gate.md): v1.0 readiness gate for fixed inputs, fixed outputs, schema validation, artifact regeneration, and test pass
+- [`docs/release-v1.0.md`](release-v1.0.md): draft v1.0 reviewer-contract release notes and explicit non-SIEM boundary
 - [`docs/v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md`](v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md): fourth-to-fifth-demo artifact contract and compatibility diff
 - [`docs/evidence-pipeline-contract.md`](evidence-pipeline-contract.md): JSON schema contracts for five-demo evidence artifacts
 - [`docs/reviewer-artifact-diff.md`](reviewer-artifact-diff.md): release diff contract for reviewer-facing artifact changes
diff --git a/docs/v1-contract-freeze.md b/docs/v1-contract-freeze.md
index 7321f25..a5d7c9f 100644
--- a/docs/v1-contract-freeze.md
+++ b/docs/v1-contract-freeze.md
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ committed sample outputs in the same change.
 
 ## Release Notes Requirement
 
-The v1.0 release notes should include:
+Use [`docs/release-v1.0.md`](release-v1.0.md) as the maintained v1.0 release-note
+draft. The final release notes must state exactly:
+
+> This is a reviewer-contract release, not a production SIEM.
+
+The v1.0 release notes should also include:
 
 - a `no new demo` statement
 - the five-demo matrix
diff --git a/docs/v1-readiness-gate.md b/docs/v1-readiness-gate.md
index 653bc24..11dd5bc 100644
--- a/docs/v1-readiness-gate.md
+++ b/docs/v1-readiness-gate.md
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ python -m pytest tests/test_evidence_pipeline_schemas.py
 python -m pytest
 ```
 
-The v1.0 release notes should include the command results and should state whether the reviewer-facing artifact diff is `no-artifact-change` or documents intentional compatibility changes.
+The v1.0 release notes in [`docs/release-v1.0.md`](release-v1.0.md) should include the command results, should state whether the reviewer-facing artifact diff is `no-artifact-change` or documents intentional compatibility changes, and must retain the exact boundary statement: "This is a reviewer-contract release, not a production SIEM."
diff --git a/tests/test_reviewer_docs.py b/tests/test_reviewer_docs.py
index 0f327ff..1cdc1e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_reviewer_docs.py
+++ b/tests/test_reviewer_docs.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ def test_docs_index_separates_current_route_from_history() -> None:
         "reviewer-brief.md",
         "v1-contract-freeze.md",
         "v1-readiness-gate.md",
+        "release-v1.0.md",
         "v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md",
         "evidence-pipeline-contract.md",
         "reviewer-artifact-diff.md",
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ def test_top_level_reviewer_pack_covers_matrix_and_artifact_contract() -> None:
     assert "[`docs/reviewer-path.md`](reviewer-path.md)" in reviewer_pack
     assert "[`docs/v1-contract-freeze.md`](v1-contract-freeze.md)" in reviewer_pack
     assert "[`docs/v1-readiness-gate.md`](v1-readiness-gate.md)" in reviewer_pack
+    assert "[`docs/release-v1.0.md`](release-v1.0.md)" in reviewer_pack
     assert "[`docs/v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md`](v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md)" in reviewer_pack
     assert "[`docs/reviewer-artifact-diff.md`](reviewer-artifact-diff.md)" in reviewer_pack
     assert "[`docs/vocabulary.md`](vocabulary.md)" in reviewer_pack
@@ -434,6 +436,45 @@ def test_v06_to_v1_artifact_diff_documents_additive_fifth_demo_contract() -> Non
         assert "v0.6-to-v1-artifact-diff.md" in text
 
 
+def test_v1_release_note_states_reviewer_contract_boundary() -> None:
+    release_note = _read_repo_file("docs/release-v1.0.md")
+    docs_index = _read_repo_file("docs/README.md")
+    reviewer_pack = _read_repo_file("docs/reviewer-pack.md")
+    readme = _read_repo_file("README.md")
+    freeze_doc = _read_repo_file("docs/v1-contract-freeze.md")
+    readiness_gate = _read_repo_file("docs/v1-readiness-gate.md")
+
+    boundary = "This is a reviewer-contract release, not a production SIEM."
+
+    assert "# v1.0 Reviewer Contract Release Notes (Draft)" in release_note
+    assert boundary in release_note
+    assert "This document does not create a `v1.0` tag or GitHub" in release_note
+    assert "## Release Scope" in release_note
+    assert "## Reviewer Contract" in release_note
+    assert "## Artifact Compatibility" in release_note
+    assert "## Validation Snapshot" in release_note
+    assert "## Boundaries" in release_note
+    assert "python scripts/regenerate_artifacts.py --check" in release_note
+    assert "python -m pytest tests/test_evidence_pipeline_schemas.py" in release_note
+    assert "python -m pytest" in release_note
+    assert "This release does not claim production readiness." in release_note
+
+    for demo_name in [
+        "telemetry-window-demo",
+        "ai-assisted-detection-demo",
+        "rule-evaluation-and-dedup-demo",
+        "config-change-investigation-demo",
+        "cloud-iam-change-investigation-demo",
+    ]:
+        assert f"`{demo_name}`" in release_note
+
+    for text in [docs_index, reviewer_pack, readme, freeze_doc, readiness_gate]:
+        assert "release-v1.0.md" in text
+
+    assert boundary in freeze_doc
+    assert boundary in readiness_gate
+
+
 def test_bounded_correlation_boundaries_are_documented() -> None:
     architecture = _read_repo_file("docs/architecture.md")
     reviewer_pack = _read_repo_file("docs/reviewer-pack.md")