diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dfd5591e..738f2eec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ The dashboard's **What's New** rail reads this file at request time
 entries. Keep entries terse — one line per item under each version
 date, grouped by `Added` / `Changed` / `Fixed` / `Removed`.
 
+## [2026-08-26] — v0.34.0 · Dashboard operator home
+
+### Added
+
+- **The Dashboard now opens as a deterministic operator home.** One recommended action and mutually exclusive Now, Next, and Waiting lanes make the next useful step visible without duplicating work.
+- **Needs Attention separates actionable operational states.** Decisions, agent exceptions, and blocked work share one bounded rail alongside live agents and the current week.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Workspace health is one persistent, collapsible drawer.** Pipeline, Throughput, Standup, and What's New remain visible together instead of flowing through independent widget stacks.
+- **Responsive layouts preserve the same priority order.** Desktop uses a stable work-and-operations split while tablet and mobile stack the same semantic regions without horizontal overflow.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Sparse dashboard content no longer leaves masonry-style holes.** Deterministic regions replace arbitrary half/full widget geometry and compact row skeletons avoid a large blank loading state.
+- **Clearing release notes no longer hides operational health.** What's New can be dismissed until the next release while Pipeline, Throughput, Standup, and drawer state remain independent.
+
 ## [2026-08-25] — v0.33.0 · Identity and managed runtime control
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/DEVLOG.md b/DEVLOG.md
index 483d9fb0..62d3b8dc 100644
--- a/DEVLOG.md
+++ b/DEVLOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 > Append-only session log. Read at session start. Update at session end.
 
+## 2026-08-26 — v0.34.0 release preparation
+
+- Squash-merged AXI-107 / PR #100 after exact-head lint, typecheck, unit,
+  integration, and both Playwright shards passed.
+- Prepared the `0.34.0` version bump and curated release notes for the
+  deterministic dashboard operator home, bounded attention rail, responsive
+  semantic order, and persistent Workspace health drawer.
+- AXI-184 owns the serialized release PR, immutable tag, production deployment,
+  and live verification required by `RELEASE.md`.
+
 ## 2026-08-26 — Dashboard operator-home redesign
 
 - Replaced the team dashboard's independent masonry-style stacks with a
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f263f0a9..a2a57be1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "forge",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Forge — a fast, minimalist, keyboard-driven project management platform with pluggable agents.",
   "license": "MIT",