diff --git a/.claude/rules/project/sqlbound.md b/.claude/rules/project/sqlbound.md
index ad02e32..8e4be4c 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/project/sqlbound.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/project/sqlbound.md
@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ rule go upstream to `claude-rules` first and are then re-synced.
   roadmap assigns it, not at a mechanical bump of the previous minor.
 - A release candidate does not close its phase: `PackageVersion` moves to
   `X.Y.Z-rc.N`, `CHANGELOG.md` gets its own `## [X.Y.Z-rc.N]` entry, and the
-  annotated tag records that the candidate is not published to nuget.org.
+  candidate is published to nuget.org as a prerelease so it can be validated
+  by real consumers (NuGet offers prereleases only to those who opt in).
   Further candidates bump `N`; the clean `X.Y.Z` and its `vX.Y.Z` tag at GA
   are what close the phase and its milestone.
 - Each phase has one matching GitHub milestone (titled
-  `Phase N — <Name> (<major>.<minor>.x)`), not one per M-number; every
-  M-number's PR in that phase is associated with the phase's milestone on
-  creation, and the milestone is closed when the phase's final PR merges. The
+  `Phase N — <Name> (<major>.<minor>.x)`), not one per M-number; every PR
+  merged while the phase is in flight — M-number work and chores alike — is
+  associated with the phase's milestone on creation (retroactively if one
+  slips through), so the milestone reads as the complete record of what the
+  phase ships. The milestone is closed when the phase's final PR merges. The
   milestone's description lists each composing M-number with its own
   description as a bullet, so the phase-level summary and the per-milestone
   detail both stay visible in one place.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7208782..6791e34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 # SqlBound
 
+[![CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/lgamorim/sqlbound/ci.yml?branch=master&label=CI)](https://github.com/lgamorim/sqlbound/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![Docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-lgamorim.github.io-blue)](https://lgamorim.github.io/sqlbound/)
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/SqlBound)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SqlBound)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/lgamorim/sqlbound)](LICENSE)
+
 SqlBound is a .NET library providing [SQLx](https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx)-equivalent
 functionality for C#: SQL queries verified at compile time against a real database schema,
 reflection-free row materialization via a Roslyn incremental source generator, SQL-file