diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
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--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 This is the public roadmap for Fair Code. It tracks what has been built, what is actively in progress, and what comes next.
 
-*Last updated: September 2026*
+*Last updated: October 2026*
 
 [Where We Are](#where-we-are) · Phase 1 · Phase 2 · Phase 3 · Phase 4 · Phase 5 · Phase 6 · [Content Schedule](#content-schedule) · [How to Contribute](#how-to-contribute)
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Goal: grow to 15+ contributors with quality-controlled contributions.
 - [x] CI pipeline (all audit scripts run on push/PR)
 - [x] Good-first-issue and help-wanted labels
 - [x] First-interaction workflow (greets new contributors)
-- [ ] Target: 10–15 labelled issues open at all times (currently 27 - a moving snapshot, not a maintained invariant; no automated mechanism keeps it true over time)
+- [ ] Target: 10–15 labelled issues open at all times (a moving snapshot, not a maintained invariant; no automated mechanism keeps it true over time)
 - [x] Contributor list in README
 - [x] METRICS.md tracking contributor growth weekly