diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-require-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-require-checks.yml
index 041edf3..30b1dae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-require-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-require-checks.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           config: lychee.toml
 
   ci-status:
+    name: CI Status
     needs: [validate-marketplace, lychee]
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -135,8 +136,11 @@ jobs:
         # aggregation: the job still fails on the contract step's exit code, and
         # the `ci-lanes` status is on the SHA for the next contract-only run.
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
-        uses: melodic-software/ci-workflows/.github/actions/pr-require-checks/aggregate-results@594987abe8657a40bccc13d301f1f0d5cccb5348 # v0.39.8
+        uses: melodic-software/ci-workflows/.github/actions/pr-require-checks/aggregate-results@ac4d8780de793b20e60a66890e767df579c80d83 # ac4d878 2026-11-11
         with:
+          # report-ci-status mirrors this gate under `ci-status` and runs on
+          # contract-only events too; the run-shape reads must ignore it.
+          alias-jobs: ci-status
           # A contract-only run never waits: while a full run on the SHA is in
           # flight it fails with "superseded by full run <url>", and that run's
           # newer ci-status decides the gate. Once the full run records
@@ -150,3 +154,18 @@ jobs:
           # lane was already red here.
           treat-skipped-as: fail
           token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+  report-ci-status:
+    name: ci-status
+    needs: [ci-status]
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    permissions: {}
+    steps:
+      - name: Report the conclusion of `CI Status`
+        env:
+          RESULT: ${{ needs.ci-status.result }}
+        run: |
+          echo "CI Status: $RESULT"
+          [ "$RESULT" = success ]