diff --git a/.gstack/ship-policy.json b/.gstack/ship-policy.json
index a37b11ca4..48dc10cb5 100644
--- a/.gstack/ship-policy.json
+++ b/.gstack/ship-policy.json
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
   "maintainers": ["garrytan"],
   "train": { "gate_workflow": "evals.yml", "free_workflow": "free-tests.yml", "full_gate_check": "gstack/full-gate", "record_artifact": "gstack-train-record", "max_size": 5, "fill_hours": 1, "screen_selection": "gstack-paid", "trial_reservation_usd": 1.5 },
   "changelog_fragments": { "dir": "changelog.d", "required_checks": ["free-tests", "windows-smoke", "Check VERSION is not stale vs queue", "quality", "check-freshness", "actionlint"] },
-  "min_gstack_version": "1.91.340.0"
+  "merge": "direct",
+  "min_gstack_version": "1.95.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7dc2e26fd..16e005ea1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.95.5.0] - 2026-11-04
+
+- **gstack's own PRs now merge at their own green head.** Its ship policy sets `merge: direct`, so the Captain lands each READY PR with `gstack-ship-queue land --pr <n> --pin <sha>` instead of a train, and VERSION waits for the release stamp. The policy's `min_gstack_version` rises to 1.95.0.0, the release that introduced the key, so an older gstack refuses it by name (`POLICY_GSTACK_TOO_OLD`) and asks for an upgrade.
+
 ## [1.95.4.0] - 2026-11-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 61868db17..8b0810197 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.95.4.0
+1.95.5.0
diff --git a/agents-digest/gstack-AGENTS.md b/agents-digest/gstack-AGENTS.md
index 640cf2e75..e27e6664f 100644
--- a/agents-digest/gstack-AGENTS.md
+++ b/agents-digest/gstack-AGENTS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gstack digest v1.95.4.0 — regenerate/re-copy after upgrading gstack
+# gstack digest v1.95.5.0 — regenerate/re-copy after upgrading gstack
 
 Behavioral rules from gstack (https://github.com/garrytan/gstack), compressed
 for agent hosts without a full skill install. The full skills add workflows,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78ffc8d4d..2827b63e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gstack",
-  "version": "1.95.4",
+  "version": "1.95.5",
   "description": "Garry's Stack — Claude Code skills + fast headless browser. One repo, one install, entire AI engineering workflow.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",