diff --git a/changelog.d/update-policyengine-bundle-6.2.5.changed.md b/changelog.d/update-policyengine-bundle-6.2.5.changed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73cf4e634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/update-policyengine-bundle-6.2.5.changed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update the PolicyEngine bundle to 6.2.5 so state and congressional-district simulations use the certified ACS local-area dataset with the temporary compatibility fix for missing ACS WIC participation decisions.
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 83b3cabe4..f38749eb5 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 FROM python:3.12
 # Match the API bundle in pyproject.toml; the bundle updater changes both pins.
 # The models extra pins the complete certified runtime package set.
-RUN pip install "policyengine[models]==6.2.1" ipython
+RUN pip install "policyengine[models]==6.2.5" ipython
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e660ff9e3..9488eb6a2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # versions certified by this PolicyEngine bundle. Cloud Run installs the
     # complete frozen environment from uv.lock; the generic image installs
     # this requirement directly.
-    "policyengine[models]==6.2.1",
+    "policyengine[models]==6.2.5",
     "pydantic",
     "pymysql",
     "python-dotenv",
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_v2_catalog_installed.py b/tests/integration/test_v2_catalog_installed.py
index 88718b122..98a2d772a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_v2_catalog_installed.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_v2_catalog_installed.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def test_installed_policyengine_catalog_is_complete_and_bounded() -> None:
         "parameter_nodes": 29_170,
         "parameters": 103_853,
         "parameter_values": 1_193_400,
-        "datasets": 2,
+        # US national and ACS-local datasets, plus the UK default dataset.
+        "datasets": 3,
         "regions": 826,
     }
 
@@ -68,16 +69,31 @@ def test_installed_policyengine_catalog_is_complete_and_bounded() -> None:
         assert total_values == country.entity_counts()["parameter_values"]
 
     assert {dataset.name for dataset in catalog.country("us").datasets} == {
-        "populace_us_2024"
+        "populace_us_2024",
+        "populace_us_2024_acs_local",
     }
     assert {dataset.name for dataset in catalog.country("uk").datasets} == {
         "enhanced_frs_2024_25"
     }
+    us_catalog = catalog.country("us")
+    us_dataset_names = {dataset.id: dataset.name for dataset in us_catalog.datasets}
+    expected_dataset_by_region_type = {
+        "national": "populace_us_2024",
+        "place": "populace_us_2024",
+        "state": "populace_us_2024_acs_local",
+        "congressional_district": "populace_us_2024_acs_local",
+    }
+    for region in us_catalog.regions:
+        assert (
+            us_dataset_names[region.default_dataset_id]
+            == (expected_dataset_by_region_type[region.region_type])
+        )
+
+    # State and district records now have explicit certified dataset paths;
+    # only places still use the national dataset when no path is provided.
     assert [
         (summary.region_type, summary.count)
-        for summary in catalog.country("us").fallback_summaries
+        for summary in us_catalog.fallback_summaries
     ] == [
-        ("congressional_district", 436),
         ("place", 333),
-        ("state", 51),
     ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_constants.py b/tests/unit/test_constants.py
index 33a4040c8..df6990774 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_constants.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_constants.py
@@ -237,3 +237,21 @@ def test__uses_policyengine_bundle_versions_for_us_uk_and_core(self):
         assert POLICYENGINE_CORE_VERSION == expected_versions["core"]
         assert COUNTRY_PACKAGE_VERSIONS["us"] == expected_versions["us"]
         assert COUNTRY_PACKAGE_VERSIONS["uk"] == expected_versions["uk"]
+
+    def test__us_bundle_certifies_acs_local_regional_dataset(self):
+        manifest = json.loads(get_py_manifest().read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        us_release = manifest["data_releases"]["us"]
+        region_datasets = us_release["region_datasets"]
+
+        assert us_release["default_dataset"] == "populace_us_2024"
+        assert (
+            region_datasets["state"]["path_template"] == "populace_us_2024_acs_local.h5"
+        )
+        assert (
+            region_datasets["congressional_district"]["path_template"]
+            == "populace_us_2024_acs_local.h5"
+        )
+        assert "populace_us_2024_acs_local" in us_release["datasets"]
+        assert "populace_us_2024_acs_local" not in manifest.get(
+            "dataset_overlays", {}
+        ).get("us", {})
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fa520e7a9..b2260cf9d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version = 1
-revision = 3
+revision = 5
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 resolution-markers = [
     "python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform == 'win32'",
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "policyengine"
-version = "6.2.1"
+version = "6.2.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "h5py" },
@@ -2755,9 +2755,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "pydantic" },
     { name = "requests" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/67/f2/3a75eb571fa3eda2e9f043c145cadae9eab4df6959fc447e767f92885d88/policyengine-6.2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:0f2e51be23229ab5d8a8f80fb7b716fe4d3780806e2e16dfcda0362983beac56", size = 772927, upload-time = "2026-09-30T22:19:57.846Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/32/54/a74cea7fce9af49e950b5e05b076e8921e467968d158b43827a527070e4e/policyengine-6.2.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e3db0556ec91ccbc32ba5c5c5568b095709f917fa617e1ceb16bb1bc406c277b", size = 775211, upload-time = "2026-10-07T22:30:00.039Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5a/8b/4b216e42d150852e51c01ea654455496e1e1197c008e72e70f29392dec8c/policyengine-6.2.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d07ff400da096be4b43843bd333ea0b7f42b06f5eea584e72c78f75a16fe3cdb", size = 252406, upload-time = "2026-09-30T22:19:56.61Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9a/d1/bf47e1e3f54fd4b01b0cbbbbc2bb67eb1bfb5b07a3110173a2a4bf265790/policyengine-6.2.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c255dda960557bc9c255e5765c36470e8b88a43deacfa8efe46b3632ec312a69", size = 253372, upload-time = "2026-10-07T22:29:58.775Z" },
 ]
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "mypy", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = ">=1.15,<2" },
     { name = "openai" },
     { name = "packaging", specifier = ">=24,<27" },
-    { name = "policyengine", extras = ["models"], specifier = "==6.2.1" },
+    { name = "policyengine", extras = ["models"], specifier = "==6.2.2" },
     { name = "policyengine-canada", specifier = "==0.96.3" },
     { name = "policyengine-il", specifier = "==0.1.0" },
     { name = "policyengine-ng", specifier = "==0.5.1" },