diff --git a/boss/SKILL.md b/boss/SKILL.md
index 3769eb7..e7e07ca 100644
--- a/boss/SKILL.md
+++ b/boss/SKILL.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ For each dispatched skill's result, decide:
 - **Done-state** — queue is empty AND the cycle is fully
   ratified (audit drift-clean, fieldtest clean if applicable).
   Go to Step 5. A `/boss` done-state means this run has nothing
-  left to dispatch; it is not an automatic milestone close —
+  left to dispatch; it is **not** an automatic milestone close —
   closing a tracker milestone needs its end-to-end milestone
   fieldtest green and stays a deliberate manual act (see
   `../docs/pipeline.md` § Milestone-close gate).