diff --git a/docs/architecture/automated-upgrades.md b/docs/architecture/automated-upgrades.md
index 5451a0f3..c6d423d6 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/automated-upgrades.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/automated-upgrades.md
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Independent of the service-upgrade pipeline above. Drives apt package updates +
 
 ### Stack
 - **In-guest**: `unattended-upgrades` runs apt upgrades within Allowed-Origins (`-security`, `-updates`, ESM). Package-Blacklist excludes runtime components (`containerd`, `containerd.io`, `runc`, `cri-tools`, `kubernetes-cni`, `calico-*`, `cni-plugins-*`, `docker-ce`). `apt-mark hold` on `kubelet`, `kubeadm`, `kubectl` (and runtime pkgs as belt-and-braces). `Automatic-Reboot=false` — kured handles reboots.
-- **Reboot driver**: `kured` (chart `kured-5.11.0`, app `1.21.0`). Window Mon-Fri 02:00-06:00 Europe/London, period=1h, concurrency=1, reboot-delay=30s.
+- **Reboot driver**: `kured` (chart `kured-5.11.0`, app `1.21.0`). Window 02:00-06:00 Europe/London every day of the week (Mon-Fri-only restriction dropped 2026-05-16 — see PM), period=1h, concurrency=1, reboot-delay=30s, drainTimeout=30m.
 - **Reboot gate (sentinel)**: `kured-sentinel-gate` DaemonSet creates `/var/run/gated-reboot-required` only when (a) host needs reboot, (b) all nodes Ready, (c) all calico-node pods Running, (d) **no node has transitioned Ready in the last 24h** (24h soak window).
 - **Reboot gate (Prometheus)**: kured `--prometheus-url` polls `prometheus-server.monitoring.svc:80` before each drain. ANY firing alert blocks unless it matches the ignore-regex `^(Watchdog|RebootRequired|KuredNodeWasNotDrained|InfoInhibitor)$`.
 - **Health alert library**: 10 alerts in the `Upgrade Gates` group (`prometheus_chart_values.tpl`): `KubeAPIServerDown`, `KubeStateMetricsDown`, `PrometheusRuleEvaluationFailing`, `PVCStuckPending`, `RecentNodeReboot` (the explicit 24h soak signal), `MysqlStandaloneDown`, `ClusterPodReadyRatioDropped`, `NodeMemoryPressure`, `NodeDiskPressure`, `KubeQuotaAlmostFull`. Plus the existing 200+ alerts in the cluster-wide library (anything firing blocks kured).
diff --git a/docs/runbooks/k8s-node-auto-upgrades.md b/docs/runbooks/k8s-node-auto-upgrades.md
index f225e294..4c7336a1 100644
--- a/docs/runbooks/k8s-node-auto-upgrades.md
+++ b/docs/runbooks/k8s-node-auto-upgrades.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ kured-sentinel-gate checks:
   ▼ all pass
 touch /var/run/gated-reboot-required
   │
-  ▼ (kured polls every 1h within 02:00-06:00 London Mon-Fri window)
+  ▼ (kured polls every 1h within 02:00-06:00 London, any day of the week)
 kured checks Prometheus before draining:
   │ http://prometheus-server.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:80/api/v1/alerts
   │ ANY firing alert (except ignore-list) blocks the drain
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ kured uncordons + posts Slack notification (configuration.notifyUrl)
 ### kured (Helm release)
 - **Stack**: `infra/stacks/kured/main.tf`
 - **Helm chart**: `kured-5.11.0` (image `ghcr.io/kubereboot/kured:1.21.0`)
-- **Window**: Mon-Fri 02:00-06:00 Europe/London, period=1h, concurrency=1
+- **Window**: 02:00-06:00 Europe/London, every day of the week (was Mon-Fri until 2026-05-16), period=1h, concurrency=1
 - **Sentinel**: `/sentinel/gated-reboot-required` (created by sentinel-gate DaemonSet)
 - **Slack hook**: Vault `secret/kured` → `slack_kured_webhook`
 
diff --git a/docs/runbooks/k8s-version-upgrade.md b/docs/runbooks/k8s-version-upgrade.md
index 02deb88f..d3d0a8d1 100644
--- a/docs/runbooks/k8s-version-upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/runbooks/k8s-version-upgrade.md
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ detection CronJob → preflight Job → master Job → worker × 4 Jobs → post
 ```
 
 This is **independent** of the OS-side `unattended-upgrades + kured`
-pipeline (see `k8s-node-auto-upgrades.md`). They do not share rollouts and
-their schedules don't overlap (kured runs Mon-Fri 02:00-06:00 London;
-detection here runs Sun 12:00 UTC).
+pipeline (see `k8s-node-auto-upgrades.md`). They do not share rollouts.
+Schedules can overlap (kured runs daily 02:00-06:00 London; detection
+here runs Sun 12:00 UTC) — when a kured reboot lands within 24h of the
+Sunday detection, the `RecentNodeReboot` alert in the Upgrade Gates
+group blocks the version-upgrade preflight, so the chain self-defers
+to the next Sunday rather than rolling on top of a half-fresh node.
 
 ## Architecture
 
diff --git a/stacks/kured/main.tf b/stacks/kured/main.tf
index 9b834468..42625c4c 100644
--- a/stacks/kured/main.tf
+++ b/stacks/kured/main.tf
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ resource "helm_release" "kured" {
       timeZone       = "Europe/London"
       startTime      = "02:00"
       endTime        = "06:00"
-      rebootDays     = ["mo", "tu", "we", "th", "fr"]
+      # All 7 days — operator decision 2026-05-16. The Mon–Fri restriction
+      # was a 2026-03-16-era guardrail (overlapping with weekend on-call
+      # response). Today the rest of the safety net (halt-on-alert,
+      # sentinel-gate Check 4 = 24h soak, single-concurrency, the
+      # K8sUpgradeStalled alert) is strong enough to operate any day; the
+      # weekday-only schedule was just slowing the backlog down.
+      rebootDays     = ["mo", "tu", "we", "th", "fr", "sa", "su"]
       # IMPORTANT: must match where kured-sentinel-gate writes (below):
       # `touch /host/var-run/gated-reboot-required` → host
       # `/var/run/gated-reboot-required`. The kured chart derives the host
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "kured" {
       alertFiringOnly      = true
       alertFilterMatchOnly = false
     }
-    reboot_days  = "mon,tue,wed,thu,fri"
+    reboot_days  = "mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat,sun"
     window_end   = "06:00"
     window_start = "22:00"
     service = {