diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 45b06ca..58c1c5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet .\artifacts\tests\isolated-out\LabelingApplication.Tests.dll --release-package-contract
 
       - name: Upload versioned win-x64 release
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: openvisionlab-labeling-studio-0.1.0-win-x64
           path: artifacts/publish/Release/win-x64/0.1.0
           if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
 
       - name: Whitespace check
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/docs/CI_COMPLETE_REGRESSION_GATE_20260801.md b/docs/CI_COMPLETE_REGRESSION_GATE_20260801.md
index 857d3d3..27282fb 100644
--- a/docs/CI_COMPLETE_REGRESSION_GATE_20260801.md
+++ b/docs/CI_COMPLETE_REGRESSION_GATE_20260801.md
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ hosted GitHub Actions run has passed before the change is committed and pushed.
 - concurrency: one invocation in the CI job;
 - timeout: 15 minutes;
 - order: build and documentation checks, complete regression, release publish,
-  package verification, artifact upload;
+  package verification, then artifact upload for `main` pushes and manual
+  dispatches only;
+- Artifact retention: pull-request validation deliberately skips the package
+  upload; `main`/manual package artifacts expire after one day. Package build
+  and hash-contract verification still run for every trigger.
 - CI environment storage: use the hosted runner's isolated available storage;
   the workstation-only D-drive routing rule does not block CI.
 
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT_PRODUCT_STATUS.md b/docs/CURRENT_PRODUCT_STATUS.md
index 40342a5..8b9e11e 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT_PRODUCT_STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT_PRODUCT_STATUS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Current Product Status
 
-Last updated: 2026-08-19 KST
+Last updated: 2026-08-21 KST
 
 This document is the single current source of truth for product identity,
 verified maturity, the active development priority, and the boundary between
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ operability.
 | PatchCore anomaly pilot, heatmap review, same-split comparison, error worklist, and exact-content leakage preflight | Complete for the bounded local workflow | Normal-only learning, image decision, raw score/threshold, review-only localization, matching-fingerprint comparison, bounded image-level outcome review, and pre-worker split/class exact-leakage blocking are implemented; field quality and location accuracy require approved external evidence |
 | Workstation theme policy | Complete | The theme selector is hidden and legacy/internal light-theme requests resolve to the supported dark palette; do not reopen multi-theme work without an explicit product-direction change |
 | Headless product CLI | Complete for the first read-only environment command | `--environment-self-test --json` emits structured status and bounded exit codes without WPF or durable writes; batch inference/training/archive/label operations are not CLI contracts |
-| CI build/docs/full-regression/release-artifact gates | Complete for the repository workflow contract | The complete suite runs once with a 15-minute timeout; hosted GitHub success requires a pushed run |
+| CI build/docs/full-regression/release-artifact gates | Complete for the repository workflow contract | The complete suite runs once with a 15-minute timeout; all triggers build and verify the package, while Artifact upload is limited to `main`/manual runs with one-day retention; hosted GitHub success requires a pushed run |
 | Independent production accuracy, long-run stability, and takt time | Blocked by external evidence | Requires approved, provenance-confirmed field data and intended hardware/runtime |
 
 ## 5. Protected Completed Areas
diff --git a/tests/LabelingApplication.Tests/Program.cs b/tests/LabelingApplication.Tests/Program.cs
index fe479d2..2cf8ccd 100644
--- a/tests/LabelingApplication.Tests/Program.cs
+++ b/tests/LabelingApplication.Tests/Program.cs
@@ -25787,6 +25787,8 @@ private static void TestPriorityWorkflowDocuments()
         AssertTrue(ciWorkflow.Contains("timeout-minutes: 15", StringComparison.Ordinal), "CI complete regression should have a bounded timeout");
         AssertTrue(ciWorkflow.Contains("--release-package-contract", StringComparison.Ordinal), "CI workflow should run the release package contract");
         AssertTrue(ciWorkflow.Contains("actions/upload-artifact@v4", StringComparison.Ordinal), "CI workflow should upload the verified release package");
+        AssertTrue(ciWorkflow.Contains("if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'", StringComparison.Ordinal), "CI should not retain release package artifacts for pull request validation");
+        AssertTrue(ciWorkflow.Contains("retention-days: 1", StringComparison.Ordinal), "CI release package artifacts should have one-day retention");
         AssertTrue(appProject.Contains("dll\\OpenVisionLab.Core.dll", StringComparison.Ordinal), "app project should reference OpenVisionLab.Core by checked-in SDK DLL");
         AssertTrue(appProject.Contains("dll\\OpenVisionLab.Vision2D.dll", StringComparison.Ordinal), "app project should reference OpenVisionLab.Vision2D by checked-in SDK DLL");
         AssertTrue(!appProject.Contains("OpenCvSharp.Blob", StringComparison.Ordinal), "app project should not reference the unused SDK Blob dependency");