diff --git a/templates/outline/.felhom.yml b/templates/outline/.felhom.yml
index 2e1033a..935956e 100644
--- a/templates/outline/.felhom.yml
+++ b/templates/outline/.felhom.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ subdomain: "kb"
 slug: "outline"
 # catalog_since: the date THIS repo last changed this app's pinned images. Any commit that
 # changes an image: line must set this to the same day (see CLAUDE.md).
-catalog_since: "2026-07-18"
+catalog_since: "2026-09-30"
 
 # --- Resource hints (displayed on deploy screen) ---
 resources:
@@ -125,3 +125,9 @@ i18n:
         label: 'Encryption key'
       - env_var: UTILS_SECRET
         label: 'Utility key'
+
+# update_ladder — the test record: one tested step per line, oldest first (JSON flow mappings,
+# `09-update-architecture.md` §6.4 part 4). WRITTEN BY scripts/upgrade-test.py, never by hand;
+# gated by scripts/check-test-record.py. An image: move without a proven entry here is refused.
+update_ladder:
+  - {"from": {"outline": "outlinewiki/outline:1.9.1", "outline-postgres": "postgres:16-alpine", "outline-redis": "redis:7-alpine"}, "to": {"outline": "outlinewiki/outline:1.9.1", "outline-postgres": "postgres:18-alpine", "outline-redis": "redis:7-alpine"}, "digest": {"outline": "sha256:9fe2cbdceccea0ffb82cbc8dc6f4c0d4ba1d377454e502d5d2bddececb34d4f1", "outline-postgres": "sha256:77f585114c32fbca283dc835b0596f4e52b51b4c6662d7810b2f4084f60a1873", "outline-redis": "sha256:858f009f9709ce576febc734aa78b8f6d624b82571f9ddb6bda4377c833b3499"}, "verdict": "proven", "tested_at": "2026-09-30T10:40:04Z", "harness_version": 4, "evidence": "felhom.eu/documentation/audits/pg-last-six-2026-09-30/bench/apps/outline/bench/evidence/MV-outline/verdict.json", "box_evidence": "felhom.eu/documentation/audits/pg-last-six-2026-09-30/box/outline/box-verdict-outline.json", "memory_peak_pct": 48.9, "marks": {"files_may_change": false, "needs_person": null, "memory_tight": false}, "memory_basis": "anon", "memory_cgroup_peak_pct": 65.5, "engine_conversion": {"service": "outline-postgres", "engine": "postgres", "from": 16, "to": 18}}
diff --git a/templates/outline/docker-compose.yml b/templates/outline/docker-compose.yml
index 15415e4..6dab5a2 100644
--- a/templates/outline/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/outline/docker-compose.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.services.outline.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
 
   outline-postgres:
-    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    image: postgres:18-alpine
     container_name: outline-postgres
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_DB=outline
       - TZ=Europe/Budapest
     volumes:
-      - outline_postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - outline_postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql
     networks:
       - outline-internal
     deploy: