diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 7dc73268..262345dc 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 EntityFrameworkCore.Jet is an EF Core provider for Microsoft Jet/ACE databases (Microsoft Access `.mdb`/`.accdb` files). It runs **Windows only** and bridges EF Core to the Access database engine via either ODBC or OLE DB.
 
-Current version: `10.0.x` targeting EF Core 10 and `net10.0`.
+Current version: `11.0.x` targeting EF Core 11 and `net11.0`. The test projects use **xunit v3**.
 
 ## Build
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Assemblies are **strong-name signed** using `Key.snk`. `TreatWarningsAsErrors=Tr
 
 ### Local EFCore Repository (optional)
 
-To develop against a local EF Core build instead of NuGet packages, copy `Development.props.sample` to `Development.props` and set `LocalEFCoreRepository` to your EF Core checkout. That local build must be compiled with `AssemblyVersion=10.0.0.0` to avoid binding conflicts.
+To develop against a local EF Core build instead of NuGet packages, copy `Development.props.sample` to `Development.props` and set `LocalEFCoreRepository` to your EF Core checkout. That local build must be compiled with `AssemblyVersion=11.0.0.0` to avoid binding conflicts.
 
 ## Tests
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 4a1c5c2b..a8c271f5 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <!-- <PackageReleaseNotes>TODO</PackageReleaseNotes> -->
     <PackageTags>Entity Framework Core;Entity Framework Core;entity-framework-core;Jet;ACE;Access;MS Access;msaccess;EF;EFCore;EF Core;EntityFrameworkCore</PackageTags>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/CirrusRedOrg/EntityFrameworkCore.Jet</PackageProjectUrl>
     <!-- <PackageIconUrl>TODO</PackageIconUrl> -->
     <!-- <PackageIcon>packageIcon.png</PackageIcon> -->
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Shown as the package description on nuget.org. Packed for every package; non-packable
+         projects simply ignore it. -->
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)docs\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="false" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="**\*.rd.xml" />
     <!-- <None Include="$(PackageIconFullPath)" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/> -->
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Version.props b/Version.props
index cf38442b..90881e7a 100644
--- a/Version.props
+++ b/Version.props
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
             Bump-up to the next iteration immediately after a release, so that subsequent daily builds are named
             correctly.
         -->
-		<VersionPrefix>10.0.1</VersionPrefix>
-		<PreReleaseVersionLabel>servicing</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
-		<PreReleaseVersionIteration>0</PreReleaseVersionIteration>
+		<VersionPrefix>11.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+		<PreReleaseVersionLabel>alpha</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+		<PreReleaseVersionIteration>1</PreReleaseVersionIteration>
 
 		<!--
             The following properties will automatically be set by CI builds when appropriate:
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 1a9d9f3a..ddb526f7 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 | EntityFrameworkCore.Jet Version | Entity Framework Core Version | .NET | Notes |
 | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
-| 10.0.x | 10.0.x | 10.0+ | Current development line |
+| 11.0.x | 11.0.x | 11.0+ | Current development line |
+| 10.0.x | 10.0.x | 10.0+ | Supported |
 | 9.0.x | 9.0.x | 9.0+ | Supported |
 | 8.0.x | 8.0.x | 8.0+ | Alpha 2 onwards is compatible with EF Core RTM |
 | 7.0.x | 7.0.x | 6.0+ |
@@ -110,6 +111,18 @@ Examples are:
 * `UseIdentityColumn` -> `UseJetIdentityColumn`
 * `UseIdentityColumns` -> `UseJetIdentityColumns`
 
+## LibRed - native managed engine (in development)
+
+[LibRed](https://github.com/CirrusRedOrg/EntityFrameworkCore.Jet/blob/master/src/LibRed/README.md) is a
+from-scratch, fully managed implementation of the Jet/ACE engine that lives in this repository. It reads and
+writes `MDB`/`ACCDB` files **directly** - no ODBC, OLE DB, DAO or ADOX - so it removes both the Windows-only
+requirement and the need to match your process architecture to an installed Access driver.
+
+It reads and writes real database files, runs SQL end to end, and an EF Core `DbContext` round-trips through
+it today. It is still in development and is **not published as a NuGet package**; the on-disk format it
+depends on is documented and verified in
+[`src/LibRed/docs/format/`](https://github.com/CirrusRedOrg/EntityFrameworkCore.Jet/blob/master/src/LibRed/docs/format/README.md).
+
 ## Further information
 
 More information can be found on our [Wiki](https://www.github.com/CirrusRedOrg/EntityFrameworkCore.Jet/wiki).
diff --git a/src/EFCore.Jet.Data/EFCore.Jet.Data.csproj b/src/EFCore.Jet.Data/EFCore.Jet.Data.csproj
index c9bb4850..a0b5a14c 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Jet.Data/EFCore.Jet.Data.csproj
+++ b/src/EFCore.Jet.Data/EFCore.Jet.Data.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<Description>Jet/ACE data provider for .NET used by EntityFramworkCore.Jet (Microsoft Access MDB/ACCDB files).</Description>
+		<Description>Jet/ACE data provider for .NET used by EntityFrameworkCore.Jet (Microsoft Access MDB/ACCDB files).</Description>
 		<TargetFramework>$(JetTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
 		<Platforms>AnyCPU;x86;x64</Platforms>
 		<AssemblyName>EntityFrameworkCore.Jet.Data</AssemblyName>
diff --git a/src/LibRed/docs/functions.md b/src/LibRed/docs/functions.md
index a7fd1b8c..2c34e940 100644
--- a/src/LibRed/docs/functions.md
+++ b/src/LibRed/docs/functions.md
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ scope** (a column reference throws "Column not found" — a default is row-blind
 **Conventions.** All functions **propagate NULL** (a NULL argument yields NULL) unless noted; string
 positions are **1-based**; string comparisons default to **case-insensitive** (Access "Option Compare
 Database" = Text) and take an optional compare argument. Values follow VBA sign/rounding conventions
-(`CInt`/`CLng`/`CByte` use banker's rounding).
+(`CInt`/`CLng`/`CByte` use banker's rounding). **Dates compare by their OLE Automation serial**, not
+chronologically: below the 1899-12-30 epoch the day count goes negative while the time fraction stays
+positive, so 1899-12-29 06:00 is -1.25 and 18:00 is -1.75 and ACE orders the later time first. LibRed
+matches that, because `IndexKeyEncoder` writes the same serial as the index key and the two paths must
+agree (see `AcePreEpochDateProbeTest`). Date *functions* are unaffected — they work in date space.
 
 > **Two expression services — what "ACE has it" means.** Access has (1) the **Jet/ACE OLE DB Expression
 > Service (JES)**, the built-in set the ACE OLE DB provider carries **standalone**, and (2) the **Access
@@ -34,7 +38,15 @@ Database" = Text) and take an optional compare argument. Values follow VBA sign/
 ## Scalar functions
 
 **Type conversion** — `CBool` `CByte` `CInt` `CLng` `CSng` `CDbl` `CCur` `CDec` `CStr` `CDate` `CVar`
-(`CVar` is a pass-through — LibRed has no distinct Variant type; `CCur` rounds to 4 dp).
+(`CVar` is a pass-through — LibRed has no distinct Variant type; `CCur` rounds to 4 dp). A **Boolean**
+converts as VARIANT_BOOL, so True is **-1**, not 1 — `CInt`/`CLng`/`CSng`/`CDbl`/`CCur` all yield -1, and
+`CByte` overflows because a byte cannot hold it. `CStr` renders a Double at **15 significant digits** and a
+Single at **7** (the OA/VB convention, not .NET's shortest round-trippable form), and a Boolean as `"-1"` —
+note that is the Jet Expression Service's answer, where the VBA runtime proper would say `"True"`. `CBool`
+accepts a numeric string (`"-1"`) and a non-integral number. `CDec` has **no ACE equivalent** — the
+expression service has no such function — so it is a LibRed extension with no parity contract; `CCur` is
+ACE's route to a decimal. (All verified against ACE in
+`LibRed.Core.Tests.AceVbaConversionProbeTest`.)
 
 **Math** — `Abs` `Sgn` `Int` (floor, toward −∞) `Fix` (truncate, toward zero) `Round` (banker's) `Sqr`
 `Exp` `Log` (natural) `Sin` `Cos` `Tan` `Atn` `Rnd` `Timer`.