diff --git a/control_plane/projects/management/commands/self_bootstrap.py b/control_plane/projects/management/commands/self_bootstrap.py
index ddf5891..d0799c2 100644
--- a/control_plane/projects/management/commands/self_bootstrap.py
+++ b/control_plane/projects/management/commands/self_bootstrap.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             milestone=milestone,
             task_type="implementation",
             status=TaskStatus.READY,
-            goal="Add a V2 self-bootstrap status management command that prints recent self-bootstrap artifacts and tests. Tests must be deterministic and must not depend on database insertion order unless the command explicitly orders results.",
-            acceptance_criteria=["management command exists", "deterministic tests pass", "accepted commit is recorded"],
+            goal="Add docs/v2_self_bootstrap_status.md describing the candidate V2 branch summary, commits, tests, verification results, known issues, unfinished tasks, and lineage fields. Add a deterministic pytest test that reads this markdown file and verifies those required section names are present.",
+            acceptance_criteria=["V2 self-bootstrap status document exists", "deterministic tests pass", "accepted commit is recorded"],
             max_retries=2,
         )
         qwen_resource = Resource.objects.filter(provider="local_inference", is_active=True).first()