diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 45b578e2b..74963a1a1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ checksum = "2af50177e190e07a26ab74f8b1efbfe2ef87da2116221318cb1c2e82baf7de06"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "batten"
-version = "0.0.169"
+version = "0.0.170"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "blake3",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3d1cc85cf..3d39b273e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "3"
 members = ["crates/*"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.0.169"
+version = "0.0.170"
 edition = "2024"
 # A DERIVED COPY of `mise.toml [tools] rust`, not a compatibility promise
 # (CLOUD-593). Batten ships compiled binaries and its source is public so the
diff --git a/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md
index 43ea1a1e7..026b653c7 100644
--- a/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.0.170](https://github.com/button-inc/batten/compare/v0.0.169...v0.0.170) - 2026-09-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(tests)* a template that cannot be established is a cost, not a failure
+- *(tests)* the fixture template is verified before it is handed out
+- *(tests)* the refusal cases own their repository, and so their store
+- *(tests)* a fixture must not resolve the repository it runs inside
+
 ## [0.0.169](https://github.com/button-inc/batten/compare/v0.0.168...v0.0.169) - 2026-09-17
 
 ### Fixed