diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
index 6519c97..6f31ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ jobs:
       # The central default is `.markdownlint.json`, which this repo does not have --
       # markdownlint-cli2 then throws and the job is always red.
       config-file: .markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+      # CHANGELOG.md is generated by release-please and its compare links point at the tag
+      # the release PR has not created yet, so lychee 404s on every release PR. The file is
+      # already excluded from markdownlint via `ignores`; lychee is a separate step that does
+      # not read that config, so it needs its own exclusion.
+      lychee-args: "--max-redirects 5 --accept 200..=204,429 --no-progress --exclude-path CHANGELOG.md"
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 116ce7f..b6dbc51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      root-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['.--release_created'] }}
-      root-version: ${{ steps.release.outputs['.--version'] }}
+      # The root package is the one exception to the `<path>--<key>` output naming:
+      # release-please-action's setPathOutput() emits the bare key when the package path
+      # is ".", so `.--release_created` is always empty and every image publish silently
+      # skipped. Only the two component packages carry a prefix.
+      root-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      root-version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
       telemetry-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['telemetry-addon--release_created'] }}
       paper-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['paper-worldpush--release_created'] }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
index ba3f9ea..6576ba7 100644
--- a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+++ b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   "ignores": [
     "**/node_modules/**",
     "**/build/**",
-    "CHANGELOG.md"
+    // One changelog per release track, not just the root one: release-please writes
+    // telemetry-addon/CHANGELOG.md and paper-worldpush/CHANGELOG.md too. A bare
+    // "CHANGELOG.md" matches only the root file and leaves the others linted.
+    "**/CHANGELOG.md"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-12-phase-7-ci-und-auslieferung.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-12-phase-7-ci-und-auslieferung.md
index 0030410..ead05db 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-12-phase-7-ci-und-auslieferung.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-12-phase-7-ci-und-auslieferung.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ git commit -m "ci: adopt the central OneLiteFeather Renovate preset"
 
 **Interfaces:**
 
-- Produces: Die Workflow-Outputs `.--release_created`, `.--version`, `telemetry-addon--release_created`, `paper-worldpush--release_created`. Task 9 und Task 10 hängen sich daran.
+- Produces: Die Workflow-Outputs `release_created`, `version`, `telemetry-addon--release_created`, `paper-worldpush--release_created`. Task 9 und Task 10 hängen sich daran. **Achtung:** Das Root-Paket ist die Ausnahme von der `<pfad>--<schlüssel>`-Regel — `setPathOutput()` in der Action setzt bei Paketpfad `.` den blanken Schlüssel. `.--release_created` ist immer leer.
 
 - [ ] **Schritt 1: Aktuellen Zustand festhalten**
 
@@ -293,8 +293,9 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      root-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['.--release_created'] }}
-      root-version: ${{ steps.release.outputs['.--version'] }}
+      # Root package: bare keys, no prefix -- setPathOutput() special-cases path ".".
+      root-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      root-version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
       telemetry-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['telemetry-addon--release_created'] }}
       paper-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['paper-worldpush--release_created'] }}
     steps:
@@ -434,7 +435,9 @@ Das Repository trägt ungewöhnlich viel Dokumentation (Design-Spec, Pläne, Spi
   "ignores": [
     "**/node_modules/**",
     "**/build/**",
-    "CHANGELOG.md"
+    // Alle Changelogs, nicht nur das im Wurzelverzeichnis: Release Please schreibt
+    // eines je Release-Spur. Ein blankes "CHANGELOG.md" trifft nur die Wurzeldatei.
+    "**/CHANGELOG.md"
   ]
 }
 ```