diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34d721d..f9c2d31 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ and the project adheres to CalVer (`YYYY.MM.PATCH`).
   explicit value (**breaking**), hashed audit session IDs, trusted-proxy
   `X-Forwarded-For`, superuser-change auditing, OAuth `refresh_token` redaction.
   Upgrade guidance in `docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v2026.07.0.md`.
+- **Compose hardening**: `forail-task` privileged / host cgroup are now env-gated
+  and default **off** — enable the job-execution path explicitly with
+  `FORAIL_TASK_PRIVILEGED=true FORAIL_TASK_CGROUP=host`. `FORAIL_ALLOWED_HOSTS`
+  no longer defaults to `*` (defaults to `localhost,127.0.0.1`), and `FORAIL_TAG`
+  pins to `2026.07.0` instead of `:latest`.
 
 ## [2026.06.0] - 2026-06-14
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e579622..8da3e61 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 x-forail-common: &forail-common
-  image: ${FORAIL_BACKEND_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/forail-platform/forail-backend}:${FORAIL_TAG:-latest}
+  image: ${FORAIL_BACKEND_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/forail-platform/forail-backend}:${FORAIL_TAG:-2026.07.0}
   env_file: .env
   environment: &forail-env
     DATABASE_HOST: postgres
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ x-forail-common: &forail-common
     FORAIL_ADMIN_USER: ${FORAIL_ADMIN_USER:-admin}
     FORAIL_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${FORAIL_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
     FORAIL_ADMIN_EMAIL: ${FORAIL_ADMIN_EMAIL:-admin@example.com}
-    FORAIL_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${FORAIL_ALLOWED_HOSTS:-*}
+    # needtofix M9: no wildcard default (Host-header injection). Set to your host.
+    FORAIL_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${FORAIL_ALLOWED_HOSTS:-localhost,127.0.0.1}
     FORAIL_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS: ${FORAIL_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS:-}
     FORAIL_NODE_NAME: ${FORAIL_NODE_NAME:-forail-node}
     FORAIL_NODE_TYPE: ${FORAIL_NODE_TYPE:-hybrid}
@@ -135,18 +136,15 @@ services:
   forail-task:
     <<: *forail-common
     command: launch_awx_task.sh
-    # podman (used by ansible-runner for EE process isolation) needs
-    # cgroup, user-namespace and mount capabilities that are not granted
-    # to an ordinary Docker container. Running privileged is the simplest
-    # working setup; a tighter cap_add/security_opt list is possible but
-    # fragile across kernels and not worth the complexity here.
-    privileged: true
-    # cgroup v2 hosts delegate controllers per cgroup namespace. The
-    # default Docker cgroupns is "private", which blocks podman/crun from
-    # reaching the pids / memory / cpu controllers and produces
-    # "requested cgroup controller pids is not available". Sharing the
-    # host cgroup namespace fixes it.
-    cgroup: host
+    # needtofix H4: podman (used by ansible-runner for EE process isolation)
+    # needs cgroup/user-namespace/mount capabilities, for which privileged +
+    # host cgroup is the simplest working setup. That is also a trivial
+    # container escape to host-root, so both default OFF and must be turned on
+    # explicitly for the job-execution path:
+    #   FORAIL_TASK_PRIVILEGED=true FORAIL_TASK_CGROUP=host docker compose up -d
+    # Prefer running this host as a dedicated, isolated job runner when enabled.
+    privileged: ${FORAIL_TASK_PRIVILEGED:-false}
+    cgroup: ${FORAIL_TASK_CGROUP:-private}
     volumes:
       - ./settings/settings.py:/etc/tower/settings.py:ro
       - ./settings/database.py:/etc/tower/conf.d/database.py:ro
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ services:
 
   # ── Frontend (React UI served by nginx) ────────────────
   forail-frontend:
-    image: ${FORAIL_FRONTEND_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/forail-platform/forail-frontend}:${FORAIL_TAG:-latest}
+    image: ${FORAIL_FRONTEND_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/forail-platform/forail-frontend}:${FORAIL_TAG:-2026.07.0}
     networks:
       - forail
     healthcheck:
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v2026.07.0.md b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v2026.07.0.md
index d95ba39..672404d 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v2026.07.0.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v2026.07.0.md
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-# Forail 2026.07.0 — Release Notes (DRAFT / Unreleased)
+# Forail 2026.07.0 — Release Notes
 
-**Release date:** TBD
+**Release date:** 2026-06-24
 **Based on:** Forail 2026.06.0
 **License:** Apache License 2.0
 
-> This document is a working draft for the next release. Dates and the final
-> feature set may change.
-
 ---
 
 ## Overview