diff --git a/workplans/GH-WP-0004-section-11-layer-declarations.md b/workplans/GH-WP-0004-section-11-layer-declarations.md
index 7bf2fba..64a56ea 100644
--- a/workplans/GH-WP-0004-section-11-layer-declarations.md
+++ b/workplans/GH-WP-0004-section-11-layer-declarations.md
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ re-circulated 2026-09-21. Assent to the earlier texts does not carry over.
 
 ```task
 id: GH-WP-0004-T09
-status: progress
+status: wait
 priority: high
+blocking_reason: "Await assent to A11 r2 / A12 r3 from the round list; audit-core, access-engine and ops-warden deferred to a pending operator decision."
 state_hub_task_id: "ea3e5868-74c8-5893-b514-f60abdaaf42f"
 ```