diff --git a/changelog.d/251.md b/changelog.d/251.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eef754f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/251.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- Kept drill doctrine's release-path instructions aligned with the executable manifest by removing its duplicate path list (#251).
diff --git a/drills/README.md b/drills/README.md
index b75847f..bd71948 100644
--- a/drills/README.md
+++ b/drills/README.md
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ drill owed, that verdict wins.
    except the `CEREMONY_SELF_REF` pin line in
    `.github/workflows/release.yml`.
 2. The release path is exactly the output of
-   `.github/scripts/release-path.sh`: `.github/workflows/release.yml`, `bin/`,
-   `lib/version.sh`, `lib/decide.sh`, `lib/facts.sh`, and
-   `lib/changelog.sh`. The script is the record author's copy-paste source;
-   its contract test keeps this inline list and the workflow's direct and
+   `.github/scripts/release-path.sh`. Run the script and paste its output into
+   the record; measure the diff with
+   `git diff <last-rehearsed-tag>..HEAD -- $(sh .github/scripts/release-path.sh)`.
+   The script's contract test keeps its list and the workflow's direct and
    transitive dependencies in agreement.
 3. The last rehearsed tag's own record is a full rehearsal, its release is
    published, and `main` was re-armed to `-dev` after it.
diff --git a/test/release-path.test.sh b/test/release-path.test.sh
index fad884d..2ba304a 100755
--- a/test/release-path.test.sh
+++ b/test/release-path.test.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ path_check() {
   [ -z "$missing" ] && [ -z "$extra" ]
 }
 
+readme_has_no_path_enumeration() {
+  local token found=no
+  for token in \
+    bin/ lib/version.sh lib/decide.sh lib/facts.sh lib/changelog.sh lib/forge.sh
+  do
+    if grep -qF "$token" "$ROOT/drills/README.md"; then
+      printf 'drill doctrine enumerates release path: %s\n' "$token" >&2
+      found=yes
+    fi
+  done
+  [ "$found" = no ]
+}
+
 fixture() {
   local name="$1" tree
   tree="$TMP/$name"
@@ -125,6 +138,8 @@ check "manifest prints the specified ordered release path" 0 \
   bash "$PATH_SCRIPT"
 check "real workflow and transitive dependencies match the manifest" 0 "" \
   path_check "$ROOT"
+check "drill doctrine does not duplicate the executable release path" 0 "" \
+  readme_has_no_path_enumeration
 
 # A door growing a dependency must name the missing path (#237 D7).
 tree="$(fixture missing)"