diff --git a/workplans/FLEX-WP-0031-decision-record-emission.md b/workplans/FLEX-WP-0031-decision-record-emission.md
index bb20b62..266dff5 100644
--- a/workplans/FLEX-WP-0031-decision-record-emission.md
+++ b/workplans/FLEX-WP-0031-decision-record-emission.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan
 title: "The decision record has a declared emission guarantee and nothing that delivers it"
 domain: infotech
 repo: flex-auth
-status: backlog
+status: active
 flavor: residual
 owner: claude
 topic_slug: netkingdom