diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2e7a31..bebcba9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ revision.
 ## Use In Other Repositories
 
 Vociferate ships two composite actions that together cover the full release flow.
-Pin both to the same released tag.
+Until release tags are created, reference `@main`. Once tags exist again, pin both actions to the same released tag.
 
 ### `prepare` — update files, commit, and push tag
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@v1.0.0
+      - uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@main
         with:
           version: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ For repositories that embed the version inside source code, pass `version-file`
 and `version-pattern`:
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@v1.0.0
+- uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@main
   with:
     version-file: internal/myapp/version/version.go
     version-pattern: 'const Version = "([^"]+)"'
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ assets after it runs:
 
 ```yaml
 - id: publish
-  uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/publish@v1.0.0
+  uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/publish@main
 
 - name: Upload my binary
   run: |
@@ -167,12 +167,7 @@ Defaults:
 
 When no `--version-file` flag is provided, `vociferate` derives the current version from the most recent released section heading in the changelog (`## [x.y.z] - ...`). If no prior releases exist, it defaults to `0.0.0` and recommends `v1.0.0` as the first tag.
 
-During prepare, vociferate also normalizes changelog heading links when it can determine the repository URL (from CI environment variables or `origin` git remote):
-
-- `## [Unreleased]` becomes a link to the repository main branch.
-- `## [x.y.z] - YYYY-MM-DD` becomes a link to the corresponding release page.
-
-If the repository URL cannot be determined, headings remain in plain form.
+During prepare, vociferate can normalize changelog heading links when it can determine the repository URL (from CI environment variables or `origin` git remote). If you prefer changelog headings to stay plain while tags are being rebuilt, leave the changelog as plain headings and avoid retaining historical release-tag links.
 
 When running `--version`, the `release-version` file is created automatically if it does not exist, so new repositories do not need to pre-seed it.
 
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 50aae40..4ba4121 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 A `### Breaking` section is used in addition to Keep a Changelog's standard sections to explicitly document changes that are backwards-incompatible but would otherwise appear under `### Changed`. Entries under `### Breaking` trigger a major version bump in automated release recommendation logic.
 
-## [Unreleased](http://teapot:3000/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)
+## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
 
 - README workflow badges now link to the latest workflow run pages instead of the workflow definition pages.
 
-## [1.1.0](http://teapot:3000/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.0) - 2026-03-20
-
 ### Fixed
 
 - Publish action falls back to `git describe` when `inputs.version` is empty and `GITHUB_REF` is not a tag ref, resolving `workflow_call` input propagation failures in act runner v0.3.0.
@@ -25,11 +23,6 @@ A `### Breaking` section is used in addition to Keep a Changelog's standard sect
 - S3 coverage artefact publishing (HTML report, badge, JSON summary) in push validation pipeline.
 - CLI tests and internal helper tests raising total coverage to 84%.
 - Test suite isolation against ambient CI environment variables for changelog link generation tests.
-
-## [1.0.0](http://teapot:3000/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.0.0) - 2026-03-20
-
-### Added
-
 - Go CLI for changelog-driven release preparation and semantic version recommendation.
 - Version recommendation from changelog release headings, including first-release support (`0.0.0` base -> `v1.0.0`).
 - Automatic `release-version` creation/update during release preparation.