diff --git a/docs/work/_system/_state.json b/docs/work/_system/_state.json
index 37e7c09..c8cbd69 100644
--- a/docs/work/_system/_state.json
+++ b/docs/work/_system/_state.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "updated_at": "2026-05-18T19:18:08.546Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-05-18T19:21:32.526Z",
   "epics": {
     "binder-wrap-helper": {
       "status": "done",
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@
           "blocks": []
         },
         "05-backfill-template-collections": {
-          "status": "in-progress",
+          "status": "done",
           "title": "Backfill existing template Payload collections with PII and retention metadata",
           "ac_total": 5,
-          "ac_completed": 4,
+          "ac_completed": 5,
           "depends_on": [],
           "blocks": [
             "06-compliance-generator-scripts"
@@ -439,19 +439,11 @@
   "ready": [
     {
       "epic": "compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors",
-      "story": "05-backfill-template-collections",
-      "title": "Backfill existing template Payload collections with PII and retention metadata"
+      "story": "06-compliance-generator-scripts",
+      "title": "Compliance generator scripts (emit-data-map, emit-retention-policy, emit-sub-processors, emit-all)"
     }
   ],
   "blocked": [
-    {
-      "epic": "compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors",
-      "story": "06-compliance-generator-scripts",
-      "title": "Compliance generator scripts (emit-data-map, emit-retention-policy, emit-sub-processors, emit-all)",
-      "waiting_on": [
-        "compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/05-backfill-template-collections"
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "epic": "compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors",
       "story": "07-pre-commit-and-ci-integration",
diff --git a/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/05-backfill-template-collections/_story.md b/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/05-backfill-template-collections/_story.md
index 330c1ff..76784d7 100644
--- a/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/05-backfill-template-collections/_story.md
+++ b/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/05-backfill-template-collections/_story.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ id: 05-backfill-template-collections
 epic: compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors
 title: Backfill existing template Payload collections with PII and retention metadata
 type: technical-story
-status: in-progress
+status: done
 feature: auth
 depends-on:
   [01-pii-retention-type-primitives, 02-eslint-rule-pii-declaration-complete]
 blocks: [06-compliance-generator-scripts]
 created: 2026-05-18T17:52:09Z
-updated: 2026-05-18T19:18:08.386Z
+updated: 2026-05-18T19:21:32.358Z
 ---
 
 ## Goal
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ The generators (Story 06) walk Payload configs to produce `compliance/*.yml`. Wi
 - [x] Add `custom.retention` to `blog` feature's articles collection — all gates pass on this commit.
 - [x] Add `custom.retention` to `marketing-pages` feature's site-settings and pages collections — all gates pass on this commit.
 - [x] Add `custom.retention` (and `custom.pii` on `uploadedBy` if the field exists) to `media` feature's media collection — all gates pass on this commit.
-- [ ] Add `custom.retention` to `navigation` feature's header collection — all gates pass on this commit.
+- [x] Add `custom.retention` to `navigation` feature's header collection — all gates pass on this commit.
diff --git a/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/_epic.md b/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/_epic.md
index d6da48e..af2ec9d 100644
--- a/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/_epic.md
+++ b/docs/work/epics/compliance-manifests-pii-retention-subprocessors/_epic.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ status: in-progress
 features:
   [core-shared, core-eslint, auth, blog, media, marketing-pages, navigation]
 created: 2026-05-18T17:52:09Z
-updated: 2026-05-18T18:58:23.920Z
+updated: 2026-05-18T19:21:32.358Z
 ---
 
 ## Goal
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Ship the declarative compliance manifests + generators so downstream consumers g
 - [x] [02 — ESLint rule pii-declaration-must-be-complete](02-eslint-rule-pii-declaration-complete/_story.md)
 - [x] [03 — ADR-022 amendment and evaluate-library skill update](03-adr-022-amendment-and-evaluate-library-skill/_story.md)
 - [x] [04 — Background retention purge job in core-shared](04-retention-purge-job/_story.md)
-- [ ] [05 — Backfill existing template collections](05-backfill-template-collections/_story.md)
+- [x] [05 — Backfill existing template collections](05-backfill-template-collections/_story.md)
 - [ ] [06 — Compliance generator scripts](06-compliance-generator-scripts/_story.md)
 - [ ] [07 — Pre-commit hook and CI integration](07-pre-commit-and-ci-integration/_story.md)
 - [ ] [08 — docs/compliance reference files and README](08-docs-compliance-reference-files/_story.md)