diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index abfd359..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: Update CHANGELOG
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  update-changelog:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Generate CHANGELOG
-        uses: janheinrichmerker/action-github-changelog-generator@v2.4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          output: CHANGELOG.md
-
-      - name: Commit and Push CHANGELOG
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        with:
-          commit_message: "Auto-update CHANGELOG [skip ci]"
-          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 2d47d9b..1bf8767 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: "If you use this repository, please cite it as below."
 title: "EquityStack: Python Workflows for Development Data"
-version: "1.0.0"
+version: "2026.1.0"
 doi: "10.5281/zenodo.15249477"
-date-released: 2025-04-20
+date-released: "2026-08-28"
 authors:
   - family-names: Sri Raman
     given-names: Varna
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf5c580..a236cbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 
 [![Part of OpenStacks](https://img.shields.io/badge/Part%20of-OpenStacks-blue)](https://openstacks.dev)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](LICENSE)
+[![Status: Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Stable-0969da?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Varnasr/OpenStacks-for-Change/blob/main/MAINTENANCE.md)
 
 > Plug-and-play templates for health, gender, education, and climate equity data — built for reproducibility.
 
+> **Status: Stable.** This repository works and is correct, but it is not under active
+> development. Bug reports are welcome and issues stay open; new features are unlikely,
+> and replies are measured in weeks rather than days. Dependencies are pinned deliberately
+> so that a clone still runs years from now. See the [maintenance policy](https://github.com/Varnasr/OpenStacks-for-Change/blob/main/MAINTENANCE.md).
+
 ---
 
 ## What This Is
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ EquityStack is one of several stacks in the [OpenStacks](https://openstacks.dev)
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Contributions welcome — especially from data practitioners in the development sector. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+Contributions welcome — especially from data practitioners in the development sector. See [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/Varnasr/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 High-impact areas:
 - **EDA tools** — correlation matrices, group summaries, data profiling