## Summary

Describe the bug and the intended behavior after this fix.

## Changes

- 

## Validation

Commands and checks run:

```bash
make release-smoke
```

Additional targeted validation:

- 

## Risk and compatibility

- User-visible behavior change:
- Migration required:
- Backward-compatibility risk:

## Checklist

- [ ] Reproduction or regression coverage added or updated
- [ ] Docs or examples updated if behavior changed
- [ ] No unrelated changes included
- [ ] Ready for review
