diff --git a/changelog.d/maintenance/train2-pack-artifact-and-ratchet.md b/changelog.d/maintenance/train2-pack-artifact-and-ratchet.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3660af40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/maintenance/train2-pack-artifact-and-ratchet.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- chore(quality): align the pack-artifact expected-path fixture with the Android/Termux cache module added in #8593, and re-pin the `chatCore.ts` ceiling grown by the merge-train 2 batch
diff --git a/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts b/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts
index fb55754262..e311cdc048 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ test("findMissingArtifactPaths flags missing root runtime files in the tarball",
     "bin/aliasResolverHook.mjs",
     "bin/cli/data-dir.mjs",
     "bin/cli/program.mjs",
+    "bin/cli/utils/ensureAndroidCacheDir.mjs",
     "bin/cli/utils/storageKeyProvision.mjs",
     "bin/cli/utils/versionFastPath.mjs",
     "bin/mcp-server.mjs",