Scrub references to older versions

tests/integration/test_pipeline_flow.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from transcription.services.workflows import advance_job
 
 
 async def _attempts_for_job(session, job) -> list[ExecutionAttempt]:
-    """Load execution attempts for a job; V4.7 moved evidence off JobSource."""
+    """Load execution attempts for a job; evidence lives on ExecutionAttempt."""
     job_source_ids = [job_source.id for job_source in job.job_sources]
     result = await session.exec(select(ExecutionAttempt).where(col(ExecutionAttempt.job_source_id).in_(job_source_ids)))
     return list(result.all())

tests/services/test_candidate_promotion.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""V4.5 retranscription candidate and promotion tests."""
+"""Retranscription candidate and promotion tests."""
 
 from uuid import uuid4
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def _services(default_session_factory, settings: Settings) -> ServiceBundle:
 
 
 async def _seed_source(services: ServiceBundle) -> Source:
-    document = await services.documents.create_document(Document(name="V4.5 source"))
+    document = await services.documents.create_document(Document(name="candidate source"))
     source = Source(
         document_id=document.id,
         page_number=1,

tests/services/test_quality.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Tests for deterministic V4.5 transcription warnings."""
+"""Tests for deterministic transcription warnings."""
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from transcription.services.quality import quality_warning_payload
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
-def test_quality_analysis_reports_each_v45_warning_without_mutating_text():
+def test_quality_analysis_reports_each_quality_warning_without_mutating_text():
     text = (
         "[document body handwritten]\n"
         "[document body typewritten]\n"

tests/test_evidence_provenance.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Focused V4.2 evidence, integrity, and benchmark tests."""
+"""Focused evidence, integrity, and benchmark tests."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 

tests/test_meta_contract_guards.py

@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ _BASELINE_CLAIM = re.compile(
     r"\b(?:Current Baseline:\s*|current\s+|active\s+|canonical\s+)V(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
     re.IGNORECASE,
 )
+_LEGACY_VERSION_REFERENCE = re.compile(r"\b[Vv](4(?:\.\d+)?|5(?:\.\d+)?|6\.0)\b|test_v42_evidence|test_v45_candidates")
+LEGACY_VERSION_REFERENCE_EXCLUSIONS = frozenset(
+    {
+        ".github/workflows/quality-gate.yml",
+        "docs/data_migration.md",
+        "docs/requirements.md",
+        "docs/reviews",
+        "docs/roadmap_plan.md",
+        "docs/schema.md",
+        "src/transcription/db/operations.py",
+        "tests/test_meta_contract_guards.py",
+    }
+)
 
 
 def _declared_baseline() -> str:
@@ -112,6 +125,40 @@ def test_canonical_docs_declare_one_consistent_baseline():
     )
 
 
+def test_legacy_version_markers_are_scoped_to_allowed_historical_files():
+    """Version labels from older project baselines should not linger in active files.
+
+    Historical references are allowed only where the old version is the subject matter:
+    roadmap planning, dated reviews, stable requirement IDs, and explicit migration or
+    compatibility notes.
+    """
+    scanned: list[Path] = []
+    for root in (
+        PROJECT_ROOT / ".github",
+        PROJECT_ROOT / "docs",
+        PROJECT_ROOT / "src",
+        PROJECT_ROOT / "tests",
+    ):
+        scanned.extend(path for path in root.rglob("*") if path.suffix in {".md", ".py", ".yml", ".yaml"})
+    scanned.extend((PROJECT_ROOT / "AGENTS.md", PROJECT_ROOT / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"))
+
+    violations: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+    for path in sorted(set(scanned)):
+        relative = path.relative_to(PROJECT_ROOT).as_posix()
+        if any(
+            relative == excluded or relative.startswith(f"{excluded}/")
+            for excluded in LEGACY_VERSION_REFERENCE_EXCLUSIONS
+        ):
+            continue
+        matches = sorted(
+            {match.group(0) for match in _LEGACY_VERSION_REFERENCE.finditer(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))}
+        )
+        if matches:
+            violations[relative] = matches
+
+    assert violations == {}, f"Legacy version markers remain in active files: {violations}"
+
+
 def test_active_contract_files_are_present():
     """Guard the guard: ensure all expected authority files are scanned."""
     missing = [path for path in ACTIVE_CONTRACT_FILES if not (PROJECT_ROOT / path).exists()]

tests/test_models.py

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class TestPersonAndDocumentPersonModel:
 
 class TestJobSourceModel:
     def test_job_source_is_a_queue_row_not_an_evidence_row(self, session):
-        """V4.7: job_source carries only queue state; evidence lives on execution_attempt."""
+        """job_source carries only queue state; evidence lives on execution_attempt."""
         document = _persist_document(session)
         job = _persist_job(session, document)
         source = _persist_source(session, document)

tests/ui/conftest.py

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async def seed_job(app_client: tuple[FastAPI, TestClient]) -> Callable[..., Awai
                 session.add(job_source)
                 await session.flush()
 
-                # V4.7: evidence lives on execution_attempt, not job_source.
+                # Evidence lives on execution_attempt, not job_source.
                 executed_at = datetime.now(UTC)
                 session.add(
                     ExecutionAttempt(

tests/ui/test_sources_page.py

@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class TestSourcesPageRendering:
         await service.update_job_source_transcription(
             job_id=job_id,
             source_id=source_id,
-            text="V4.2 transcription",
+            text="Machine transcription",
             raw_api_response={"id": "sdk-snapshot"},
             ai_metadata={"finish_reason": "stop"},
             provider="openrouter",