diff --git a/tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.lock.yml b/tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.lock.yml
index 9019a7d5..b233fee7 100644
--- a/tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.lock.yml
+++ b/tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is auto-generated by ado-aw. Do not edit manually.
-# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md" version=0.44.0
+# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md" version=0.44.1
 
 name: Daily smoke az CLI access-$(BuildID)
 resources:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
       chmod +x "$AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH"
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Resolve runtime imports (agent prompt)
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
-      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.0"}
-      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md org= repo= version=0.44.0 target=standalone'
+      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.1"}
+      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md org= repo= version=0.44.1 target=standalone'
     displayName: ado-aw
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
 
       mkdir -p "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging"
       cat >"$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging/aw_info.json" <<'AW_INFO_EOF'
-      {"agent_name":"Daily smoke: az CLI access","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.0","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
+      {"agent_name":"Daily smoke: az CLI access","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.1","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/azure-cli.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
       AW_INFO_EOF
     displayName: Emit aw_info.json
     condition: always()
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - task: DockerInstaller@0
     inputs:
       dockerVersion: 26.1.4
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ jobs:
     artifact: analyzed_outputs_$(Build.BuildId)
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       ls -la "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       chmod +x "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
diff --git a/tests/safe-outputs/canary.lock.yml b/tests/safe-outputs/canary.lock.yml
index b2e16451..ab0e0ab6 100644
--- a/tests/safe-outputs/canary.lock.yml
+++ b/tests/safe-outputs/canary.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is auto-generated by ado-aw. Do not edit manually.
-# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/canary.md" version=0.44.0
+# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/canary.md" version=0.44.1
 
 name: Daily safe-output smoke canary-$(BuildID)
 resources:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
       chmod +x "$AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH"
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Resolve runtime imports (agent prompt)
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
-      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/canary.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.0"}
-      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/canary.md org= repo= version=0.44.0 target=standalone'
+      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/canary.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.1"}
+      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/canary.md org= repo= version=0.44.1 target=standalone'
     displayName: ado-aw
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
 
       mkdir -p "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging"
       cat >"$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging/aw_info.json" <<'AW_INFO_EOF'
-      {"agent_name":"Daily safe-output smoke: canary","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.0","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/canary.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
+      {"agent_name":"Daily safe-output smoke: canary","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.1","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/canary.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
       AW_INFO_EOF
     displayName: Emit aw_info.json
     condition: always()
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - task: DockerInstaller@0
     inputs:
       dockerVersion: 26.1.4
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ jobs:
     artifact: analyzed_outputs_$(Build.BuildId)
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       ls -la "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       chmod +x "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
@@ -904,11 +904,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
diff --git a/tests/safe-outputs/janitor.lock.yml b/tests/safe-outputs/janitor.lock.yml
index 11555bfd..6aa99990 100644
--- a/tests/safe-outputs/janitor.lock.yml
+++ b/tests/safe-outputs/janitor.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is auto-generated by ado-aw. Do not edit manually.
-# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md" version=0.44.0
+# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md" version=0.44.1
 
 name: ado-aw smoke janitor-$(BuildID)
 resources:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
       chmod +x "$AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH"
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
@@ -257,15 +257,15 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Resolve runtime imports (agent prompt)
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
-      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.0"}
-      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md org= repo= version=0.44.0 target=standalone'
+      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.1"}
+      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md org= repo= version=0.44.1 target=standalone'
     displayName: ado-aw
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
 
       mkdir -p "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging"
       cat >"$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging/aw_info.json" <<'AW_INFO_EOF'
-      {"agent_name":"ado-aw smoke janitor","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.0","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
+      {"agent_name":"ado-aw smoke janitor","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.1","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/janitor.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
       AW_INFO_EOF
     displayName: Emit aw_info.json
     condition: always()
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - task: DockerInstaller@0
     inputs:
       dockerVersion: 26.1.4
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ jobs:
     artifact: analyzed_outputs_$(Build.BuildId)
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       ls -la "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       chmod +x "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
@@ -927,11 +927,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
diff --git a/tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.lock.yml b/tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.lock.yml
index c2242a60..aeaec587 100644
--- a/tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.lock.yml
+++ b/tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is auto-generated by ado-aw. Do not edit manually.
-# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md" version=0.44.0
+# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md" version=0.44.1
 
 name: ado-aw smoke noop target-$(BuildID)
 resources:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
       chmod +x "$AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH"
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
@@ -225,15 +225,15 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Resolve runtime imports (agent prompt)
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
-      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.0"}
-      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md org= repo= version=0.44.0 target=standalone'
+      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.1"}
+      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md org= repo= version=0.44.1 target=standalone'
     displayName: ado-aw
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
 
       mkdir -p "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging"
       cat >"$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging/aw_info.json" <<'AW_INFO_EOF'
-      {"agent_name":"ado-aw smoke noop target","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.0","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
+      {"agent_name":"ado-aw smoke noop target","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.1","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/noop-target.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
       AW_INFO_EOF
     displayName: Emit aw_info.json
     condition: always()
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - task: DockerInstaller@0
     inputs:
       dockerVersion: 26.1.4
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ jobs:
     artifact: analyzed_outputs_$(Build.BuildId)
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       ls -la "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       chmod +x "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
@@ -883,11 +883,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
diff --git a/tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.lock.yml b/tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.lock.yml
index 81a7d792..7a52fade 100644
--- a/tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.lock.yml
+++ b/tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is auto-generated by ado-aw. Do not edit manually.
-# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md" version=0.44.0
+# @ado-aw source="tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md" version=0.44.1
 
 name: ado-aw smoke failure reporter-$(BuildID)
 resources:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"
       chmod +x "$AGENTIC_PIPELINES_PATH"
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ jobs:
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
       mkdir -p /tmp/ado-aw-scripts
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
-      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.0/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/checksums.txt" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/checksums.txt
+      curl -fsSL "https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v0.44.1/ado-script.zip" -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip
       cd /tmp/ado-aw-scripts && grep "ado-script.zip" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       unzip -o /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/ado-script.zip -d /tmp/ado-aw-scripts/
-    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download ado-aw scripts (v0.44.1)
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Resolve runtime imports (agent prompt)
     condition: succeeded()
   - bash: |
-      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.0"}
-      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md org= repo= version=0.44.0 target=standalone'
+      # ado-aw-metadata: {"org":"","repo":"","schema":1,"source":"tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md","target":"standalone","version":"0.44.1"}
+      echo 'ado-aw metadata: source=tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md org= repo= version=0.44.1 target=standalone'
     displayName: ado-aw
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
 
       mkdir -p "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging"
       cat >"$(Agent.TempDirectory)/staging/aw_info.json" <<'AW_INFO_EOF'
-      {"agent_name":"ado-aw smoke failure reporter","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.0","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
+      {"agent_name":"ado-aw smoke failure reporter","build_definition_id":"$(System.DefinitionId)","build_id":"$(Build.BuildId)","compiler_version":"0.44.1","engine":"copilot","model":"gpt-5-mini","org":"","repo":"","schema":"ado-aw/aw_info/1","source":"tests/safe-outputs/smoke-failure-reporter.md","source_branch":"$(Build.SourceBranch)","source_version":"$(Build.SourceVersion)","target":"standalone"}
       AW_INFO_EOF
     displayName: Emit aw_info.json
     condition: always()
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Output copilot version
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - task: DockerInstaller@0
     inputs:
       dockerVersion: 26.1.4
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ jobs:
     artifact: analyzed_outputs_$(Build.BuildId)
   - bash: |
       set -eo pipefail
-      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.0"
+      COMPILER_VERSION="0.44.1"
       DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/ado-aw-linux-x64"
       CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/releases/download/v${COMPILER_VERSION}/checksums.txt"
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ jobs:
       grep "ado-aw-linux-x64" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
       mv ado-aw-linux-x64 ado-aw
       chmod +x ado-aw
-    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.0)
+    displayName: Download agentic pipeline compiler (v0.44.1)
   - bash: |
       ls -la "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler"
       chmod +x "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/agentic-pipeline-compiler/ado-aw"