diff --git a/dev_docs/SESSION_STATE.md b/dev_docs/SESSION_STATE.md
index 93f4dd0d..fb4f1765 100644
--- a/dev_docs/SESSION_STATE.md
+++ b/dev_docs/SESSION_STATE.md
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 **Active AI:** Claude (Sonnet 4.6)
 **Last Updated:** 2026-04-11
 **Current Version:** v1.3.5
-**Branch:** dev
+**Branch:** dev (v1.3.5 release branch created)
 
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-## 🎯 SESSION COMPLETED — ALL TASKS FINALIZED
+## 🎯 SESSION COMPLETED — ALL TASKS FINALIZED + ENGLISH COMPLIANCE VERIFIED
 
 ### Final Status
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ✅ **[H-02] Rate Limiting** — complete (10 req/min on /items/extract-label)
 ✅ **[M-01] CORS Configuration** — complete (ALLOWED_ORIGINS from env)
 ✅ **[L-01] Token Expiry** — complete (8h JWT expiration)
+✅ **STRICT ENGLISH POLICY** — complete (all code, comments, docstrings translated; no Co-Authored-By signatures)
 
 ### Session Commits