diff --git a/experiments/perception/worker/observatory_portable/Invoke-M49PortableExecutorCandidateInstall.ps1 b/experiments/perception/worker/observatory_portable/Invoke-M49PortableExecutorCandidateInstall.ps1
index ec3688b..9aa81e4 100644
--- a/experiments/perception/worker/observatory_portable/Invoke-M49PortableExecutorCandidateInstall.ps1
+++ b/experiments/perception/worker/observatory_portable/Invoke-M49PortableExecutorCandidateInstall.ps1
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ $manifestPath = Resolve-DFile (Join-Path $sourceRoot "release-manifest.json") "p
 $manifest = Get-Content -LiteralPath $manifestPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
 if (
     [string]$manifest.candidate_sha256 -cne $CandidateId -or
-    [string]$manifest.source_state -cne "uncommitted-candidate" -or
+    [string]$manifest.source_state -cne "committed-snapshot" -or
     [string]$manifest.state -cne "blocked" -or
     [string]$manifest.travel_build_image_sha256 -cne $BaseImageId.Substring(7) -or
     [string]$manifest.profile_sha256 -cne $ProfileSha256 -or
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ $releaseDocument = [ordered]@{
         network = "none"
         result = "passed"
     }
-    blockers = @("committed-source-snapshot-missing")
+    blockers = @("runtime-registry-promotion-pending")
     authority = $Authority
 }
 $releasePath = Join-Path $installed "executor-release-candidate.json"
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ $receipt = [ordered]@{
     fixture_smoke = "passed"
     protected_runtime = $protectedIdentities
     legacy_m49_task_state = if ($null -eq $legacyTaskAfter) { $null } else { [string]$legacyTaskAfter.State }
-    blockers = @("committed-source-snapshot-missing")
+    blockers = @("runtime-registry-promotion-pending")
     authority = $Authority
 }
 $receiptPath = Join-Path $installed "worker-installation-receipt.json"
@@ -396,6 +396,6 @@ $receiptSha256 = Get-Sha256 $receiptPath
     compiled_runner_build_seal_sha256 = $buildSealSha256
     worker_installation_receipt_sha256 = $receiptSha256
     fixture_smoke = "passed"
-    blocker = "committed-source-snapshot-missing"
+    blocker = "runtime-registry-promotion-pending"
     release_root = $releaseRoot
 } | ConvertTo-Json -Compress
diff --git a/tests/test_m49_portable_executor_release.py b/tests/test_m49_portable_executor_release.py
index d08ea42..a7cf741 100644
--- a/tests/test_m49_portable_executor_release.py
+++ b/tests/test_m49_portable_executor_release.py
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ def test_executor_release_candidate_is_deterministic_blocked_and_tamper_evident(
     installer = INSTALLER_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     assert "--pull=false --no-cache --network none" in installer
     assert "--network none --read-only" in installer
-    assert "committed-source-snapshot-missing" in installer
+    assert '[string]$manifest.source_state -cne "committed-snapshot"' in installer
+    assert "runtime-registry-promotion-pending" in installer
     assert "MissionCore-M49TgsFullShadow" in installer
 
     changed = source_root / "src" / "k1link" / "observatory" / "m49_portable_result.py"