diff --git a/emulators/81.yml b/emulators/81.yml
index ca923ee7..7860258d 100644
--- a/emulators/81.yml
+++ b/emulators/81.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/81-libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/charlierobson/EightyOne"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-22"
 source_commit: "fa7094910d040baa5fd8b11dbf6a1a618330ecd9"
+upstream_commit: "4de3cdb8cff0060ad03e43ae2681b0628a9c5f5d"
 core_version: "1.0a"
 display_name: "Sinclair - ZX 81 (EightyOne)"
 cores: ["81"]
@@ -23,10 +24,10 @@ systems:
 notes: |
   Libretro port embeds zx81.rom and dkchr.rom as C arrays (xxd -i).
   Core never accesses filesystem for ROMs. Hardcodes MACHINEZX81.
-  ref: 81-libretro/81/zx81/snap.c:487-508, src/libretro.cpp:393
+  ref: source 81/zx81/snap.c:487-508, source src/libretro.cpp:393
 
   Original EightyOne supports 15+ machines, loads ROMs from ROM/ directory.
-  ref: EightyOne/Source/zx81/zx81.cpp:309, EightyOne/Source/HW_.cpp:2734
+  ref: upstream Source/zx81/zx81.cpp:309, upstream Source/HW_.cpp:2734
 
   .info has no firmware declarations (firmware_count absent).
 
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ files:
     mode: standalone
     size: 8192
     md5: 5c11c61a2dd2ca4bf39328d9ff42d289
-    source_ref: "upstream EightyOne/Source/ROMs/FDCs/interface1.edition1.rom"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/ROMs/FDCs/interface1.edition1.rom"
   - name: "+d.g+dos.v1-a.rom"
     system: sinclair-zx-spectrum
     required: false
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ files:
     mode: standalone
     size: 16384
     md5: 9f6f56003307b9d55be96f406fdbf2b1
-    source_ref: "upstream EightyOne/Source/ROMs/spectrum48.arabic.rom"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/ROMs/spectrum48.arabic.rom"
   - name: spectrum48.arabic.version1.rom
     system: sinclair-zx-spectrum
     required: false
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ files:
     size: 16384
     md5: b7893ad25728fbf6410f08eddd4a1cad
     note: "Microdigital TK90X (Spectrum clone)."
-    source_ref: "upstream EightyOne/Source/ROMs/tk90.rom"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/ROMs/tk90.rom"
   - name: tk95.rom
     system: sinclair-zx-spectrum
     required: false
@@ -608,4 +609,4 @@ files:
     size: 16384
     md5: b7893ad25728fbf6410f08eddd4a1cad
     note: "Microdigital TK95 (Spectrum clone)."
-    source_ref: "upstream EightyOne/Source/ROMs/tk95.rom"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/ROMs/tk95.rom"
diff --git a/emulators/armsx2.yml b/emulators/armsx2.yml
index da416bae..b9f3c099 100644
--- a/emulators/armsx2.yml
+++ b/emulators/armsx2.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/ARMSX2/ARMSX2"
 upstream: "https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2"
 profiled_date: "2026-10-04"
 source_commit: "d383b3636947565d9201f81e32178d0288623d8d"
+upstream_commit: "36907f4b70d149b05c2700acae687bedb720a7af"
 core_version: "2.8"
 display_name: "Sony - PlayStation 2 (ARMSX2)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/azahar.yml b/emulators/azahar.yml
index aed198ab..270b1eac 100644
--- a/emulators/azahar.yml
+++ b/emulators/azahar.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/johndoe6345789/azahar_libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "9dd12da328c753806cbd4f2b0e048fced97ae97d"
+upstream_commit: "9b045bf8370d035cacd99e5ad19a082df9e3b262"
 core_version: "Git"
 display_name: "Nintendo - 3DS (Azahar)"
 cores: [azahar]
diff --git a/emulators/cannonball.yml b/emulators/cannonball.yml
index 621b7496..9e0a1ebf 100644
--- a/emulators/cannonball.yml
+++ b/emulators/cannonball.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/cannonball"
 upstream: "https://github.com/djyt/cannonball"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "0d83575d920ea4c0a280847a19d7802f673e6a68"
+upstream_commit: "27493ebf62be3498dff93ed6a45e8e2db819bae1"
 core_version: "1.0"
 display_name: "Cannonball"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/cdi2015.yml b/emulators/cdi2015.yml
index 02fde949..e703ab99 100644
--- a/emulators/cdi2015.yml
+++ b/emulators/cdi2015.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/mame2015-libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0160"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "7adbf440d5f554097f58f8c6ebb673adc4320a31"
+upstream_commit: "0147bb4cc82e642cf75151f039f240eb20989fbc"
 core_version: "0.160"
 display_name: "Philips CDi (CDi 2015)"
 cores: [cdi2015]
diff --git a/emulators/dolphin-mmjr.yml b/emulators/dolphin-mmjr.yml
index d9c5a874..30434848 100644
--- a/emulators/dolphin-mmjr.yml
+++ b/emulators/dolphin-mmjr.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/acidtech/Dolphin-MMJR"
 upstream: "https://github.com/weihuoya/dolphin"
 profiled_date: "2026-08-11"
 source_commit: "1b095b64857c2eabb49a42cc56ffd9d7881bc263"
+upstream_commit: "0f4c971326ae9389b3ad55b0fefacb708d148f4d"
 core_version: "11460 - bankaimaster999"
 display_name: "Nintendo - GameCube / Wii (Dolphin MMJR)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/dolphin-mmjr2.yml b/emulators/dolphin-mmjr2.yml
index fcce0ee4..d5161f8a 100644
--- a/emulators/dolphin-mmjr2.yml
+++ b/emulators/dolphin-mmjr2.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/nachoverdon/Dolphin-MMJR2"
 upstream: "https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin"
 profiled_date: "2026-08-11"
 source_commit: "4d0fdb8eea616320e967408cf5547c72a95196f3"
+upstream_commit: "4ff214cdd26f135251d2266d676ed72dc1c2f8c9"
 core_version: "2.0-18025"
 display_name: "Nintendo - GameCube / Wii (Dolphin MMJR2)"
 cores:
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ notes: |
   selective merge of Dolphin Official carrying that label rather than a
   checkout of it: at Dolphin 5.0-18025 the memory subsystem has already moved
   behind Core::System, and here it has not, so no single Dolphin revision
-  matches and no upstream pin is declared.
+  matches the tree. upstream_commit is the Dolphin revision the upstream
+  citations were read at, not a base of this tree.
   ref: Source/Android/app/build.gradle:32, Source/Android/app/build.gradle:135
 
   Two roots. The user directory is mmjr-revamp at the root of external storage.
diff --git a/emulators/dolphin.yml b/emulators/dolphin.yml
index f7a1a468..3f520166 100644
--- a/emulators/dolphin.yml
+++ b/emulators/dolphin.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/master/Data/dolphin-emu.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "4d23cf151640eb810cb1b8e9d9fc922cf59c0b87"
+upstream_commit: "f5dfb7e3d36ce24551ed0bb886b79f3f192dac9d"
 core_version: "Git"
 display_name: "Nintendo - GameCube / Wii (Dolphin)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/dosbox_pure.yml b/emulators/dosbox_pure.yml
index eeaa8c51..528f0b63 100644
--- a/emulators/dosbox_pure.yml
+++ b/emulators/dosbox_pure.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://codeberg.org/schelling/dosbox-pure"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure/main/images/logo.png"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "cdaea10ce8cac231bc341ca05d4c5e4e5fe0fbd5"
+upstream_commit: "cdaea10ce8cac231bc341ca05d4c5e4e5fe0fbd5"
 core_version: "1.0-preview7"
 display_name: "DOS (DOSBox-Pure)"
 cores: [dosbox_pure]
diff --git a/emulators/easyrpg.yml b/emulators/easyrpg.yml
index 4d5482fa..9a4231f8 100644
--- a/emulators/easyrpg.yml
+++ b/emulators/easyrpg.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/easyrpg-libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/EasyRPG/Player"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "a3fbb7c24fd5a39fd95388d09135256a6b19f1e4"
+upstream_commit: "8acd2e17c6a8a0a75cb7ce95625c6bdc89aebe1a"
 core_version: "0.8.1.0"
 display_name: "RPG Maker 2000/2003 (EasyRPG)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/fbalpha2019.yml b/emulators/fbalpha2019.yml
index b385302e..2f64305e 100644
--- a/emulators/fbalpha2019.yml
+++ b/emulators/fbalpha2019.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha"
 upstream: "https://github.com/barry65536/FBAlpha"
 profiled_date: "2026-10-17"
 source_commit: "0581797db6fdffd826086b053ced4b6b29bb6678"
+upstream_commit: "416948158d88ba17f87813419ddc3c1209ef68c0"
 pin_frozen: "ROCKNIX 20261001 builds this revision as fbalpha2019. Later commits on libretro/fbalpha are not part of that build."
 core_version: "v0.2.97.44"
 display_name: "Arcade (FB Alpha 2019)"
diff --git a/emulators/fbneo.yml b/emulators/fbneo.yml
index 77a8c3a0..9028f2c7 100644
--- a/emulators/fbneo.yml
+++ b/emulators/fbneo.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/master/projectfiles/xcode/Emulator/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/icon_512.png"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
 source_commit: "63c4190785cadd5ff84483399375871ed6e98754"
+upstream_commit: "8d47450deff3802a61559108f12bb0c846c98e36"
 core_version: "v1.0.0.2"
 display_name: "Arcade (FinalBurn Neo)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/flycast.yml b/emulators/flycast.yml
index c1abd8ac..a764465a 100644
--- a/emulators/flycast.yml
+++ b/emulators/flycast.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ files:
     hle_fallback: true
     size: 2097152
     note: "Dreamcast boot ROM. HLE BIOS (reios) used as fallback. Code searches prefix + boot.bin, boot.bin.bin, bios.bin, bios.bin.bin sequentially."
-    source_ref: "upstream core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp:219, 55-57"
+    source_ref: "source core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp:219, 55-57"
 
   - name: "dc_nvmem.bin"
     path: "dc/dc_nvmem.bin"
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ files:
     hle_fallback: true
     size: 131072
     note: "Dreamcast flash memory / NVRAM. Created if not found. Code searches prefix + nvmem.bin, flash_wb.bin, flash.bin, flash.bin.bin sequentially."
-    source_ref: "upstream core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp:231, 196-213"
+    source_ref: "source core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp:231, 196-213"
 
   - name: "font.bin"
     path: "dc/font.bin"
     system: sega-dreamcast
     required: false
     note: "Dreamcast system font for HLE BIOS text rendering. Built-in font used as fallback."
-    source_ref: "upstream core/reios/reios.cpp:737-753"
+    source_ref: "source core/reios/reios.cpp:737-753"
 
   # -------------------------------------------------------
   # Sega NAOMI
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     size: 2097152
     note: "NAOMI boot ROM (flat binary). Alternative to naomi.zip. epr-21576d.bin is searched without prefix."
-    source_ref: "upstream core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp:219, 58-59"
+    source_ref: "source core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp:219, 58-59"
 
   - name: "naomi.zip"
     path: "dc/naomi.zip"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ files:
     system: sega-atomiswave
     required: true
     note: "Atomiswave system BIOS archive (MAME format). Contains bios0.ic23 (Sammy, 128 KB)."
-    source_ref: "upstream core/hw/naomi/naomi_roms.h:87-94"
+    source_ref: "source core/hw/naomi/naomi_roms.h:87-94"
     contents:
       - name: "bios0.ic23"
         size: 131072
diff --git a/emulators/fsuae.yml b/emulators/fsuae.yml
index 2e4ab2db..a5fd235f 100644
--- a/emulators/fsuae.yml
+++ b/emulators/fsuae.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-fsuae"
 upstream: "https://github.com/FrodeSolheim/fs-uae"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-26"
 source_commit: "089bb69207fe8fa5eec0006d1d759fb6426f4027"
+upstream_commit: "f362278ccd4c60991caac3b4d240d4a3f751bea2"
 core_version: "v5.0.7"
 display_name: "Commodore - Amiga (FS-UAE)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/groovymame.yml b/emulators/groovymame.yml
index 187622a6..b650160c 100644
--- a/emulators/groovymame.yml
+++ b/emulators/groovymame.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ core_classification: enhanced_fork
 source: "https://github.com/antonioginer/GroovyMAME"
 upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame"
 source_commit: "953db38f4aaab1d75faa4ac79e1b45686214f987"
+upstream_commit: "f34f02505e32c1993c6a782b6814232cbfc74e36"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-08-08"
-core_version: "0.288"
+core_version: "0.289"
 display_name: "Arcade (GroovyMAME)"
 
 cores:
@@ -122,13 +123,14 @@ systems:
 
 notes: |
   MAME fork adding Switchres 2.2.2 for CRT modeline generation, frame delay
-  and low latency vsync. Branch groovymame0288, BARE_BUILD_VERSION 0.288
-  (makefile:1508). TARGET := mame with no SUBTARGET override (makefile:274-282),
+  and low latency vsync. Branch groovymame0289, BARE_BUILD_VERSION 0.289
+  (makefile:1513). TARGET := mame with no SUBTARGET override (makefile:274-282),
   so the build carries the full machine set.
 
-  src/mame and src/devices are byte identical to mamedev/mame tag mame0288,
-  so ROM requirements are MAME 0.288's. The fork's changes sit in src/osd and
-  3rdparty/switchres and pull in no external data file: monitor presets are
+  src/mame and src/devices are byte identical to mamedev/mame tag mame0289,
+  so ROM requirements are MAME 0.289's. The fork's changes sit in src/osd,
+  src/emu, src/frontend, 3rdparty/switchres, 3rdparty/emusync and
+  3rdparty/lz4, and pull in no external data file: monitor presets are
   compiled in (3rdparty/switchres/monitor.cpp:124-145), and switchres.ini plus
   display#.ini are optional user configuration read only when the switchres_ini
   option is set (src/osd/modules/switchres/switchres_module.cpp:166,173).
diff --git a/emulators/holani.yml b/emulators/holani.yml
index b85d17c1..ef05f37b 100644
--- a/emulators/holani.yml
+++ b/emulators/holani.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/LLeny/holani-retro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/LLeny/holani"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "19b974f77247a937369adf48280d2b34a5a66245"
+upstream_commit: "4fa0ee920c63a9cf8d07b974ae77fb15161ff967"
 core_version: "0.9.9"
 display_name: "Atari - Lynx (Holani)"
 cores: [holani]
diff --git a/emulators/hypseus-singe.yml b/emulators/hypseus-singe.yml
index 792b2947..eb611232 100644
--- a/emulators/hypseus-singe.yml
+++ b/emulators/hypseus-singe.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ core_classification: enhanced_fork
 source: "https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe"
 upstream: "https://github.com/mirror/daphne-emu"
 source_commit: "cda87965fe0a031d027b2253c6715d37cca6b56a"
+upstream_commit: "cd214c6046365047704f8a0563928970b30444e6"
 profiled_date: "2026-08-08"
 core_version: "v3.0.0"
 display_name: "Arcade (Hypseus Singe)"
diff --git a/emulators/ishiiruka.yml b/emulators/ishiiruka.yml
index fed1148c..9dbe31c7 100644
--- a/emulators/ishiiruka.yml
+++ b/emulators/ishiiruka.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/ishiiruka"
 upstream: "https://github.com/Tinob/Ishiiruka"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "f228bde5fbf4861ba749a229803addcd6238663f"
+upstream_commit: "cba6d7279b44894297d8c1dde1effdbba3605c32"
 core_version: "Git"
 display_name: "Nintendo - GameCube / Wii (Ishiiruka)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/jl-mod.yml b/emulators/jl-mod.yml
index ee2c5f5f..c1775e76 100644
--- a/emulators/jl-mod.yml
+++ b/emulators/jl-mod.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader"
 author: "Yury Kharchenko"
 profiled_date: "2026-08-11"
 source_commit: "f723a190c0bdb44b31c3bc0ead6f8665c7ea517d"
+upstream_commit: "c2fdac77edba94709796b67ed5493915f31d620f"
 core_version: "0.87.1"
 display_name: "Mobile - J2ME (JL-Mod)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/kronos.yml b/emulators/kronos.yml
index 9f0a90e9..4f55dc45 100644
--- a/emulators/kronos.yml
+++ b/emulators/kronos.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source_branch: kronos
 upstream: "https://github.com/FCare/Kronos"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "3791ffb2221fda61d70aec5cca376418caf05669"
+upstream_commit: "d0384bc33aad06bfa9cf5cd308c4bd7ae6cfc814"
 core_version: "v2.6.0"
 display_name: "Sega - Saturn/ST-V (Kronos)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/lrps2.yml b/emulators/lrps2.yml
index facc380a..8aad8b6b 100644
--- a/emulators/lrps2.yml
+++ b/emulators/lrps2.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     max_size: 4194304
     description: "DVD player ROM"
-    source_ref: "upstream pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:189-229, 339"
+    source_ref: "source pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:189-229, 339"
     note: >
       DVD player ROM. Tries <biospath>.rom1 (appended) then <biosbase>.rom1
       (extension replaced). Silently skipped if not found.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     max_size: 524288
     description: "Chinese ROM extension"
-    source_ref: "upstream pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:189-229, 340"
+    source_ref: "source pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:189-229, 340"
     note: >
       Chinese region ROM extension. Same naming convention as rom1.
       Only present on Chinese region consoles.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ files:
     hle_fallback: true
     size: 1024
     description: "NVRAM / EEPROM data"
-    source_ref: "upstream pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:196-227"
+    source_ref: "source pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:196-227"
     note: >
       Console EEPROM data (language, timezone, region, iLink ID, OSD settings).
       Path derived from BIOS path with extension replaced to .nvm.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ files:
     hle_fallback: true
     size: 4
     description: "Mechacon version"
-    source_ref: "upstream pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:229-245"
+    source_ref: "source pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:229-245"
     note: >
       Mechacon (disc drive controller) version as u32.
       Auto-created with default 0x00020603 if missing.
diff --git a/emulators/mame2009.yml b/emulators/mame2009.yml
index 8d62395d..f78a0c27 100644
--- a/emulators/mame2009.yml
+++ b/emulators/mame2009.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/r-type/mame2009-libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0135u4"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "45048806fbc0fea82709a75a523f2eda945e0a47"
+upstream_commit: "c285eb9bcd3505c14a338e29f251ba00776cc75c"
 core_version: "0.135u4"
 display_name: "Arcade (MAME 2009)"
 
diff --git a/emulators/mame2010.yml b/emulators/mame2010.yml
index 20edf39d..26b15b78 100644
--- a/emulators/mame2010.yml
+++ b/emulators/mame2010.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0139"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-22"
 source_commit: "dff8aadd1c3f38215af3955746d6e19abe0ddcea"
+upstream_commit: "f4f24ba7274010fb8ccb84548b5ca95c2be2f85b"
 core_version: "0.139"
 display_name: "Arcade (MAME 2010)"
 mame_version: "0.139"
diff --git a/emulators/mame2014.yml b/emulators/mame2014.yml
index 835cee5b..de767d40 100644
--- a/emulators/mame2014.yml
+++ b/emulators/mame2014.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0160"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-10-20"
 source_commit: "c8fe6c7399f24466808b67933b2b96feea188e0b"
+upstream_commit: "0147bb4cc82e642cf75151f039f240eb20989fbc"
 core_version: "0.160"
 display_name: "Arcade (MAME 2014)"
 mame_version: "0.160"
diff --git a/emulators/mame2015.yml b/emulators/mame2015.yml
index 816735dc..cd7ca70f 100644
--- a/emulators/mame2015.yml
+++ b/emulators/mame2015.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0160"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "7adbf440d5f554097f58f8c6ebb673adc4320a31"
+upstream_commit: "0147bb4cc82e642cf75151f039f240eb20989fbc"
 core_version: "0.160"
 display_name: "Arcade (MAME 2015)"
 mame_version: "0.160"
diff --git a/emulators/mame2016.yml b/emulators/mame2016.yml
index b6d30f1b..ae67052e 100644
--- a/emulators/mame2016.yml
+++ b/emulators/mame2016.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0174"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-22"
 source_commit: "ae07c2f88ff2482ba9f50ffc8c9e7e6fbfe97d0a"
+upstream_commit: "68785dccfee3208163c8169abc5c6d01becf36d4"
 core_version: "0.174"
 
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/melonds_ds.yml b/emulators/melonds_ds.yml
index 64fcd777..066fd054 100644
--- a/emulators/melonds_ds.yml
+++ b/emulators/melonds_ds.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/JesseTG/melonds-ds"
 upstream: "https://github.com/melonDS-emu/melonDS"
 profiled_date: "2026-10-04"
 source_commit: "f394adbacb5722ee97c1b37c8064da9a25818310"
+upstream_commit: "906e9ebb27da8c6a715cd7abab4abfe8a8d29427"
 core_version: "1.4.0"
 display_name: "Nintendo - DS (melonDS DS)"
 systems:
diff --git a/emulators/mesen-s.yml b/emulators/mesen-s.yml
index f23f5035..6bec6c52 100644
--- a/emulators/mesen-s.yml
+++ b/emulators/mesen-s.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/Mesen-S"
 upstream: "https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen-S"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "9e4fdeb9b336470bc96beb8765b2e79c86a2da1e"
+upstream_commit: "89199f298a95345a893d814525b6668567a6d490"
 core_version: "0.4.0"
 cores: [mesen-s, mesen_s]
 systems: [nintendo-snes, nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc, nintendo-super-game-boy, nintendo-satellaview]
diff --git a/emulators/mesence.yml b/emulators/mesence.yml
index c31bbf94..0ea80bc6 100644
--- a/emulators/mesence.yml
+++ b/emulators/mesence.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ profiled_date: "2026-09-17"
 source_commit:
   standalone: "20f497c9620a7f4e55b7752e1d22734f9d7492fa"
   libretro: "4c4e069f16a8ad6ed79e046046c56d51558c7daf"
+upstream_commit: "fabc9a62174f8734a113df6d244f5539ef6b8fcf"
 core_version:
   standalone: "2.2.1"
   libretro: "2.0.0"
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ files:
     validation: [size]
     sha256: "990bf1956f10207d8781b619eb74f89b00d921c8d45c95c334c16c8cceca09ad,fb4a898eb93b19b36773d87a6c70eb28f981b2686bebdd2d431b05dcdf9cffd4"
     note: "ColecoVision BIOS, NTSC or PAL console dump. The system boots through it, and games cannot start without it."
-    source_ref: "source Core/SMS/SmsConsole.cpp:71-74, source Core/Shared/FirmwareHelper.h:381-398, upstream UI/Interop/FirmwareTypeExtensions.cs:70"
+    source_ref: "source Core/SMS/SmsConsole.cpp:71-74, source Core/Shared/FirmwareHelper.h:381-398, source UI/Interop/FirmwareTypeExtensions.cs:70"
 
   # -------------------------------------------------------
   # WonderSwan (standalone only: UseBootRom is never set by the libretro port)
diff --git a/emulators/np2kai.yml b/emulators/np2kai.yml
index e86f43d0..1f2214ab 100644
--- a/emulators/np2kai.yml
+++ b/emulators/np2kai.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/NP2kai"
 upstream: "https://github.com/AZO234/NP2kai"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "1ea561cd7fd62b33f4e7b3f1c2e30fc3e6089f28"
+upstream_commit: "5d47f3a04b0b8ea78f625eeec354ac132c80df06"
 core_version: "0.86"
 display_name: "NEC - PC-98 (Neko Project II Kai)"
 cores: [np2kai]
diff --git a/emulators/primehack.yml b/emulators/primehack.yml
index 7fe78122..860c93f6 100644
--- a/emulators/primehack.yml
+++ b/emulators/primehack.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/shiiion/dolphin"
 upstream: "https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-26"
 source_commit: "53f53e0f5bad27ad62a807cb93b136d84f68777f"
+upstream_commit: "d8558142ead21b3fa39809c4aedb982fbfc85feb"
 core_version: "1.0.8"
 display_name: "PrimeHack (Dolphin fork for Metroid Prime)"
 cores:
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     hle_fallback: true
     note: "GameCube NTSC-U boot ROM. HLE available but real IPL needed for GC menu boot and accurate fonts"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:138, source Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp:109-110"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:139, source Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp:109-110"
 
   - name: "IPL.bin"
     path: "GC/EUR/IPL.bin"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ files:
     adler32_pairs_with: "dsp_coef.bin"
     adler32_pairs: [["0x66f334fe", "0xf3b93527"], ["0xe789b5a5", "0xa4a575f5"]]
     note: "DSP instruction ROM for LLE audio. Free replacement (v0.4) included"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:135, source Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp:87-117, source Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.cpp:28-102"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:136, source Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp:87-117, source Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPCore.cpp:28-102"
 
   - name: "dsp_coef.bin"
     path: "GC/dsp_coef.bin"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ files:
     sha1: "483a17ff25b68a8f18cae691da99f16beefbe370"
     md5: "9bef639b7426ef6948602a12b33522a8"
     note: "Windows-1252 font for GC/Wii text rendering. The free alternative ships in Sys/GC/ of the 1.0.8 Windows and macOS releases, and the real one from an IPL dump is preferred"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:132, source Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp:131, 203-218"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:133, source Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp:131, 203-218"
 
   - name: "font_japanese.bin"
     path: "GC/font_japanese.bin"
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     hle_fallback: true
     note: "GBA BIOS for GC-GBA link feature (uses integrated mGBA). Path configurable in settings"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:144, source Source/Core/Core/HW/GBACore.cpp:344-361"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:145, source Source/Core/Core/HW/GBACore.cpp:344-361"
 
   # -- Wii System Files --
   - name: "SYSCONF"
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     hle_fallback: true
     note: "Wii region/language settings. Auto-generated during Wii boot emulation"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:152, source Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp:377-454"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:153, source Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp:377-454"
 
   # -- Wii NAND Backup (BootMii) --
   - name: "nand.bin"
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ files:
     required: false
     hle_fallback: true
     note: "Virtual SD card image for Wii homebrew. Auto-created, supports SD/SDHC up to 4GB"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:149"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:150"
 
   # -- Gecko Code Handler --
   - name: "codehandler.bin"
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ files:
     sha1: "e6c0050b3c67ee26198488fbbe4a5d019c15b628"
     md5: "1f118b8735fcf40c20b38c3184eebfd9"
     note: "Gecko/Ocarina cheat code handler. Shipped in Sys/ of the 1.0.8 Windows and macOS releases"
-    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:154, source Source/Core/Core/GeckoCode.cpp:121"
+    source_ref: "upstream Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h:155, source Source/Core/Core/GeckoCode.cpp:121"
 
   # -- Wii System Menu (WAD) --
   - name: "Wii System Menu"
diff --git a/emulators/scummvm.yml b/emulators/scummvm.yml
index b8ce7478..3d166653 100644
--- a/emulators/scummvm.yml
+++ b/emulators/scummvm.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scummvm/scummvm/master/icons/scummvm.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
 source_commit: "fcbce3ae815269dacdc309092bc92ccc6d3e13bb"
+upstream_commit: "fcbce3ae815269dacdc309092bc92ccc6d3e13bb"
 core_version: "2.8.0git"
 display_name: "ScummVM"
 cores: [scummvm]
diff --git a/emulators/snes9x.yml b/emulators/snes9x.yml
index b488d503..d1dcc1b3 100644
--- a/emulators/snes9x.yml
+++ b/emulators/snes9x.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/master/gtk/data/snes9x.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
 source_commit: "fae2fea08f74180759ef540ee94259213f503480"
+upstream_commit: "85591435763dede7ef111aab8070cdf2d5a7da49"
 core_version: "1.61"
 display_name: "Nintendo - SNES / SFC (Snes9x)"
 systems: [nintendo-snes, nintendo-satellaview, nintendo-sufami-turbo]
diff --git a/emulators/syobonaction.yml b/emulators/syobonaction.yml
index 9200ffed..5b64195e 100644
--- a/emulators/syobonaction.yml
+++ b/emulators/syobonaction.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/iyzsong/syobonaction-libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/akemin-dayo/OpenSyobonAction"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
 source_commit: "792c40cb590bcc7286cf720b5fb85807082b534e"
+upstream_commit: "77ca2c128784512eca10e24a453ca19c270a8af4"
 core_version: "0.3"
 display_name: "Syobon Action"
 cores: [syobonaction]
diff --git a/emulators/triforce.yml b/emulators/triforce.yml
index 675a5b44..eab95ad9 100644
--- a/emulators/triforce.yml
+++ b/emulators/triforce.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/REG-Linux/dolphin-triforce"
 upstream: "https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin"
 profiled_date: "2026-08-08"
 source_commit: "5c456e8ff0da0235be2cf1d55ba7bb2115b0cae2"
+upstream_commit: "b92e354389bb7c0bd114a8631b8af110d3cb3a14"
 core_version: "2407"
 display_name: "Namco / Sega / Nintendo - Triforce (Dolphin Triforce)"
 cores:
diff --git a/emulators/uae4arm.yml b/emulators/uae4arm.yml
index a2561b38..cbd2b97d 100644
--- a/emulators/uae4arm.yml
+++ b/emulators/uae4arm.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source: "https://github.com/libretro/uae4arm-libretro"
 upstream: "https://github.com/PandTomB/uae4arm"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
 source_commit: "26f444f01771f0dfa2fa652906ff8222e92e476e"
+upstream_commit: "161ddbaafe90a9747e9fb9c65ee4f38c163f335e"
 core_version: "v0.5"
 display_name: "Commodore - Amiga (UAE4ARM)"
 systems:
diff --git a/emulators/ume2015.yml b/emulators/ume2015.yml
index 71eea26e..8a94a11f 100644
--- a/emulators/ume2015.yml
+++ b/emulators/ume2015.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/mame0159"
 logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
 source_commit: "7adbf440d5f554097f58f8c6ebb673adc4320a31"
+upstream_commit: "6ae44e46f91aa2bd74d9895e6bfd345baebd3d22"
 core_version: "0.159"
 display_name: "Multi (UME 2015)"
 mame_version: "0.159"
diff --git a/scripts/profile_sync.py b/scripts/profile_sync.py
index b91627d1..743829d4 100644
--- a/scripts/profile_sync.py
+++ b/scripts/profile_sync.py
@@ -936,6 +936,9 @@ class ProfileReport:
     upstream_pin: str | None = None
     upstream_head: str | None = None
     upstream_origin: str | None = None
+    # The release tag the upstream view is pinned on, when it is one. That
+    # view is read at its tag, and a bump leaves upstream_commit there.
+    upstream_tag: str | None = None
     # Repositories whose pin is no ancestor of the branch the profile
     # tracks: history was rewritten, or the pin lies on another branch.
     orphaned: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
@@ -1291,7 +1294,23 @@ def detect_pinned_tag(
     The declared `core_version` names the tag, which is looked up by name so
     that a repository publishing nightly tags cannot hide an old release behind
     pagination.
+
+    Only the repository of the documented build freezes the profile. An
+    `upstream` a port was cut from sits on a release tag as its base
+    (GroovyMAME on mame0289, triforce on Dolphin 2407) while the port itself
+    keeps moving: that view is judged against its tag by `tag_pinned_views`,
+    and the port is still compared with its HEAD and still bumped.
     """
+    documented = [view for view in views if view.field != "upstream"] or views
+    tagged = tag_pinned_views(profile, documented, cache_dir, offline)
+    return next(iter(tagged.values()), None)
+
+
+def tag_pinned_views(
+    profile: dict, views: list[RepoView], cache_dir: str, offline: bool
+) -> dict[tuple[str, str], str]:
+    """Views whose pin is the tag `core_version` names, keyed by repository."""
+    tagged: dict[tuple[str, str], str] = {}
     for view in views:
         if view.pin == view.head:
             continue
@@ -1299,8 +1318,9 @@ def detect_pinned_tag(
             profile.get("core_version"), view.repo.name
         ):
             if upstream.tag_commit(view.repo, tag, cache_dir, offline) == view.pin:
-                return tag
-    return None
+                tagged[(view.repo.host, view.repo.slug)] = tag
+                break
+    return tagged
 
 
 def _resolve_project_words(
@@ -1484,12 +1504,27 @@ def build_report(
     report.pinned_tag = frozen or detect_pinned_tag(
         profile, views, cache_dir, offline
     )
+    # A repository pinned on its release tag is read at that tag, whichever
+    # role it plays: comparing mame0174 refs with mamedev HEAD says nothing.
+    tagged = tag_pinned_views(profile, views, cache_dir, offline)
+    report.upstream_tag = next(
+        (
+            tagged[(view.repo.host, view.repo.slug)]
+            for view in views
+            if view.field == "upstream" and (view.repo.host, view.repo.slug) in tagged
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+
+    def on_own_revision(view: RepoView) -> bool:
+        return view.pin == view.head or (view.repo.host, view.repo.slug) in tagged
+
     if not report.pinned_tag:
         # A tag or a held pin is off the tracked branch by design.
         report.orphaned = [
             f"{view.repo.slug}: pin {view.pin[:8]} is no ancestor of {view.head[:8]}"
             for view in views
-            if view.pin != view.head
+            if not on_own_revision(view)
             and upstream.compare(
                 view.repo, view.pin, view.head, cache_dir, offline
             ).diverged
@@ -1842,9 +1877,9 @@ def build_report(
         if report.pinned_tag:
             return True
         if not part.role and len(path_roles.get(part.path, ())) > 1:
-            return all(view.pin == view.head for view in views)
+            return all(on_own_revision(view) for view in views)
         view, _ = resolve_path(part.path, part.start, tuple(tokens), role_of(part))
-        return view.pin == view.head
+        return on_own_revision(view)
 
     def judge(
         part: RefPart, flag: bool, tokens: Sequence[str], hashes: Sequence[str]
@@ -1877,7 +1912,7 @@ def build_report(
                 # port's 305-356 read past the end of the upstream's 345
                 # lines. As in a comparison, a ref fails only everywhere.
                 for view in views:
-                    if view is owner or view.pin != view.head:
+                    if view is owner or not on_own_revision(view):
                         continue
                     lines = fetch_from(view.repo, view.pin, part.path)
                     if lines is None:
@@ -1994,6 +2029,11 @@ def format_report(report: ProfileReport, changed_only: bool = False) -> str:
         )
     elif report.pin and report.pin == report.head:
         lines.append("  pin is HEAD: checked for self-consistency")
+    if report.upstream_tag and not report.pinned_tag:
+        lines.append(
+            f"  upstream pinned to tag {report.upstream_tag}: checked against "
+            "its own revision, not against HEAD"
+        )
     for url in report.unread or []:
         lines.append(f"  not read (unsupported host): {url}")
     for line in report.orphaned:
@@ -2837,8 +2877,12 @@ def bump_commit(
             file=sys.stderr,
         )
         return False
+    # An upstream pinned on a release tag is the base the port was cut from:
+    # its HEAD is another program, so the bump leaves it on the tag.
     upstream_moves = bool(
-        report.upstream_head and report.upstream_pin != report.upstream_head
+        report.upstream_head
+        and report.upstream_pin != report.upstream_head
+        and not report.upstream_tag
     )
     if document.get("source_commit") == report.head and not upstream_moves:
         # Rewriting the pin to the value it already holds is not a bump, and
diff --git a/tests/test_profile_sync.py b/tests/test_profile_sync.py
index dd69ddb3..d1be83f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_profile_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_profile_sync.py
@@ -1691,6 +1691,49 @@ class TestBuildReport(unittest.TestCase):
         report = build_report("test", self._versioned("v0.78"), self.dir)
         self.assertEqual(report.pinned_tag, "0.78")
 
+    def test_an_upstream_on_its_release_tag_does_not_freeze_the_port(self):
+        """GroovyMAME declares 0.289 and its upstream_commit is the mame0289
+        tag. Reading that as a frozen profile stopped every comparison and
+        bump of the port, which keeps moving. The upstream is read at its tag,
+        the port against its HEAD."""
+        self.files[("portpin", "src/p.c")] = ["x", "load p.bin", "y"]
+        self.files[("porthead", "src/p.c")] = ["x", "load p.bin", "y"]
+        self.files[("uppin", "src/u.c")] = ["x", "ROM_LOAD(u.bin)", "y"]
+        self.files[("uphead", "src/u.c")] = ["x", "", "", "", "y"]
+        heads = {"o/port": "porthead", "o/up": "uphead"}
+        profile_sync.upstream.resolve_head = (
+            lambda repo, cache, offline=False, branch=None: heads[repo.slug]
+        )
+        # A tag off the tracked branch is not an orphaned pin.
+        profile_sync.upstream.compare = (
+            lambda repo, base, head, cache_dir, offline=False: CompareResult(
+                [], False, repo.slug == "o/up"
+            )
+        )
+        self.tag_commits = {"0.289": "uppin"}
+        profile = {
+            "emulator": "Port",
+            "source": "https://github.com/o/port",
+            "upstream": "https://github.com/o/up",
+            "source_commit": "portpin",
+            "upstream_commit": "uppin",
+            "core_version": "0.289",
+            "files": [
+                {"name": "p.bin", "source_ref": "source src/p.c:2"},
+                {"name": "u.bin", "source_ref": "upstream src/u.c:2"},
+            ],
+        }
+        report = build_report("port", profile, self.dir)
+        self.assertIsNone(report.pinned_tag)
+        self.assertEqual(report.upstream_tag, "0.289")
+        self.assertEqual(report.orphaned, [])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [entry.status for entry in report.entries], ["ANCHORED", "ANCHORED"]
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "upstream pinned to tag 0.289", profile_sync.format_report(report)
+        )
+
     def test_a_tag_pointing_elsewhere_is_not_flagged(self):
         self.files[("pinsha", "a.c")] = ["x", "hit"]
         self.files[("headsha", "a.c")] = ["x", "hit"]
@@ -2943,6 +2986,24 @@ class TestBumpCommit(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(rebase_refs(self.path, report), ["a.c:10-12 -> a.c:30-32"])
         self.assertTrue(bump_commit(self.path, report))
 
+    def test_an_upstream_on_its_release_tag_stays_there(self):
+        """GroovyMAME's upstream_commit is the mame0289 tag it merged: a bump
+        of the port must not carry it to mamedev HEAD, another program."""
+        part = PartResult(
+            RefPart("a.c", 10, 12, "a.c:10-12"), "ANCHORED", None, 10, 12, []
+        )
+        report = ProfileReport(
+            name="p", repo="o/n", pin="pin", head="newhead",
+            entries=[EntryReport("a.bin", "a.c:10-12", "ANCHORED", [part])],
+            counts={"ANCHORED": 1},
+            upstream_pin="uptag", upstream_head="uphead",
+            upstream_origin="upstream_commit", upstream_tag="mame0289",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(bump_commit(self.path, report))
+        written = yaml.safe_load(self.path.read_text())
+        self.assertEqual(written["source_commit"], "newhead")
+        self.assertNotIn("upstream_commit", written)
+
     def test_upstream_pin_moves_with_source_pin(self):
         """A recale onto upstream HEAD lines must advance upstream_commit too."""
         part = PartResult(
diff --git a/wiki/profiling.md b/wiki/profiling.md
index 6684eb45..809d79f3 100644
--- a/wiki/profiling.md
+++ b/wiki/profiling.md
@@ -301,7 +301,10 @@ only hold at one revision, so a few rules keep them checkable.
   it.
 - **A frozen line is pinned to its tag.** A profile documenting a release that
   lives as a tag in a still active repository (`pcsx2-legacy` at PCSX2 v1.6.0)
-  is checked against its own revision and never rebased onto the head.
+  is checked against its own revision and never rebased onto the head. An
+  `upstream` whose pin is the tag `core_version` names (GroovyMAME's base,
+  `mame0289`) is read at that tag the same way, while the port itself is still
+  compared with its head, and a bump leaves `upstream_commit` on the tag.
 - **A fork's base comes from the forge.** `upstream_commit` of a fork is the
   merge base the compare API returns. A vendored `version.h` can name the
   project the fork once came from. When a package ships prebuilt binaries