diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4370ee1..665ed84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ under *Changed* or *Removed*.
 The `Unreleased` block accumulates entries during development and is rolled into a
 dated version block (`## [X.Y.Z] — YYYY-MM-DD`) when a release PR closes a milestone.
 
+### Removed
+
+- **The `docs-site` CI status badge** was removed from the README header in all three
+  locales (English, `zh-Hans`, `ja`). The published Doxygen site is already linked from
+  the **API reference** badge, so the separate build-status badge was redundant. The
+  `docs-site.yml` workflow itself is unchanged. The badge is removed from the
+  translations in the same change; the `translation-status.md` manifest's two README
+  rows are marked `stale` here (the English source moved ahead of their pin) and
+  re-pinned + flipped back to `translated` in a follow-up once this lands on `master`.
+  Documentation-only; no API change.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - **`zh-Hans` / `ja` README translations re-synced to `v1.1.1`.** Carries the English
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61ededc..35fd117 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
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 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE)
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/ja/README.md b/docs/i18n/ja/README.md
index ae974b5..062fc78 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ja/README.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ja/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
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 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](../../../LICENSE)
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/translation-status.md b/docs/i18n/translation-status.md
index 379d6a8..da06d24 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/translation-status.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/translation-status.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Status vocabulary:
 
 | Source page | Source commit | Translated at | Status | Reviewer |
 |-------------|:-------------:|:-------------:|:------:|----------|
-| [`README.md`](../../README.md) | `23fc6c4` | `23fc6c4` | `translated` | — |
+| [`README.md`](../../README.md) | `23fc6c4` | `23fc6c4` | `stale` | — |
 | [`docs/specs/01_spec_cpp_memory_pool.md`](../specs/01_spec_cpp_memory_pool.md) | `2e55dfa` | `2e55dfa` | `translated` | — |
 | [`docs/patterns/README.md`](../patterns/README.md) | `524f0cc` | `524f0cc` | `translated` | — |
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Status vocabulary:
 
 | Source page | Source commit | Translated at | Status | Reviewer |
 |-------------|:-------------:|:-------------:|:------:|----------|
-| [`README.md`](../../README.md) | `23fc6c4` | `23fc6c4` | `translated` | — |
+| [`README.md`](../../README.md) | `23fc6c4` | `23fc6c4` | `stale` | — |
 | [`docs/specs/01_spec_cpp_memory_pool.md`](../specs/01_spec_cpp_memory_pool.md) | `612f9d2` | `612f9d2` | `translated` | — |
 | [`docs/patterns/README.md`](../patterns/README.md) | `6c6aeb7` | `6c6aeb7` | `translated` | — |
 
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index 0e31d50..734157e 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/zh-Hans/README.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/zh-Hans/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
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