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@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ All notable changes to vouch are documented here. Format follows
   in config.yaml (#476).
 
 ### Fixed
+- `vouch lint` no longer flags retired claims as stale. a
+  superseded/archived/redacted claim past the freshness window was
+  reported as a `stale_claim` warning even though it is terminal and not
+  expected to be refreshed — non-actionable noise in the sweep documented
+  as the user-actionable subset. lint now exempts retired statuses,
+  matching the exemption `vouch metrics` and `vouch digest` already made
+  (#478, #484).
 - approve/reject/expire record the audit event *before* moving the
   proposal to decided/. a crash between the two used to leave a durable
   decision with no authoritative history; it now leaves a pending