diff --git a/deployment/receipts/HOLOLAKE-DEVELOPMENT-AUTO-FINALIZER-20260805.json b/deployment/receipts/HOLOLAKE-DEVELOPMENT-AUTO-FINALIZER-20260805.json
index d9c2b47..66d9e28 100644
--- a/deployment/receipts/HOLOLAKE-DEVELOPMENT-AUTO-FINALIZER-20260805.json
+++ b/deployment/receipts/HOLOLAKE-DEVELOPMENT-AUTO-FINALIZER-20260805.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "any failed gate leaves the development lane unfinished"
   ],
   "source_sha256": {
-    "finalizer": "a1f51515cc3c175f83a487f499ddd26ec13aec17d063d4416efe714780a02517",
-    "tests": "39e70be546c54c1e315bd5d8447947b79fb1a0b67416cc2acd0f0a7027075bd0"
+    "finalizer": "7216ec32244d4b5c6956908b8f72a6c3cd207cddcc4f527ca90272e9de1a672d",
+    "tests": "9e9297d2ec0b72aadd54c0781d537d986afd8d384ef739b1aac9c1714dfb2f57"
   },
   "runtime_sha256": {
     "bootstrap": "cbf5be03e5156a11f3ae11d0baf2f9daa2c8b4e58c8a405de22bcadff024c282",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "publish_policy": "10bc53c439479c67f5b59685a29e221e0db2baab48ceb26c8369ca75c1427330"
   },
   "verification": {
-    "finalizer_node_tests": "PASS_100_9_OF_9",
+    "finalizer_node_tests": "PASS_100_10_OF_10",
     "continuity_guard_self_test": "PASS_100",
     "source_and_runtime_syntax": "PASS_100",
     "environment_audit": {
diff --git a/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.mjs b/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.mjs
index a8ed24f..e72176b 100644
--- a/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.mjs
+++ b/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.mjs
@@ -138,18 +138,23 @@ export function isJsonRecordName(name) {
 }
 
 function run(file, args, options = {}) {
-  return execFileSync(file, args, {
+  const output = execFileSync(file, args, {
     cwd: options.cwd,
     encoding: "utf8",
     stdio: options.stdio || ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
     maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024,
-  }).trim();
+  });
+  return options.trim === false ? output : output.trim();
 }
 
 function git(worktree, args) {
   return run("/usr/bin/git", ["-C", worktree, ...args]);
 }
 
+function gitRaw(worktree, args) {
+  return run("/usr/bin/git", ["-C", worktree, ...args], { trim: false });
+}
+
 function guard(guardScript, args) {
   const output = run(process.execPath, [guardScript, ...args]);
   return output ? JSON.parse(output) : null;
@@ -159,7 +164,7 @@ function readJson(filePath) {
   return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8"));
 }
 
-function sha256(value) {
+export function sha256(value) {
   return crypto.createHash("sha256").update(value).digest("hex");
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ function verifyWorktree(worktree, receipts) {
   const branch = normalizeBranch(git(root, ["branch", "--show-current"]));
   const receiptEvidence = receipts.map((receipt) => {
     const relative = normalizeReceipt(receipt);
-    const content = git(root, ["show", `HEAD:${relative}`]);
+    const content = gitRaw(root, ["show", `HEAD:${relative}`]);
     if (!content) throw new Error(`RECEIPT_NOT_COMMITTED:${relative}`);
     return {
       path: relative,
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ function pushAndReadBack(worktree, repository, branch, head, receipts) {
     if (cloneHead !== head) throw new Error(`FRESH_CLONE_HEAD_MISMATCH:${cloneHead}`);
     git(clone, ["fsck", "--full"]);
     for (const receipt of receipts) {
-      const remoteContent = git(clone, ["show", `HEAD:${receipt.path}`]);
+      const remoteContent = gitRaw(clone, ["show", `HEAD:${receipt.path}`]);
       if (sha256(Buffer.from(remoteContent)) !== receipt.sha256) {
         throw new Error(`REMOTE_RECEIPT_MISMATCH:${receipt.path}`);
       }
diff --git a/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.test.mjs b/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.test.mjs
index 484995f..0e67632 100644
--- a/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.test.mjs
+++ b/server-tools/lake-lamp-continuity-guard/finalize-development.test.mjs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   parseArgs,
   safeCacheRelative,
   selfTest,
+  sha256,
 } from "./finalize-development.mjs";
 
 test("the finalizer accepts only the registered Fifth Domain code channel", () => {
@@ -83,3 +84,7 @@ test("macOS AppleDouble sidecars are never parsed as JSON records", () => {
   assert.equal(isJsonRecordName("._lease.json"), false);
   assert.equal(isJsonRecordName("lease.txt"), false);
 });
+
+test("receipt hashes preserve exact trailing bytes", () => {
+  assert.notEqual(sha256(Buffer.from("{}")), sha256(Buffer.from("{}\n")));
+});