diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7e971dc..d87ad31 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ repos:
           - --disable-error-code=list-item
         additional_dependencies:
           - types-requests
-          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.2.0#subdirectory=earned_time
+          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.3.0#subdirectory=earned_time
 
   # ===========================================================================
   # PYLINT
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ repos:
         # (steam_backlog_enforcer._mcp_server).
         additional_dependencies:
           - aiohttp==3.14.3
-          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.2.0#subdirectory=earned_time
+          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.3.0#subdirectory=earned_time
           - howlongtobeatpy==1.0.23
           - mcp==2.3.0
           - pytest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 10b4300..6d9c83c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "websockets==17.2",
     # The earner registry (gaming budget terms); stdlib-only, so the root
     # daemon imports it from the desktop user's site-packages.
-    "earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.2.0#subdirectory=earned_time",
+    "earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.3.0#subdirectory=earned_time",
 ]
 
 # Optional extras. The `mcp` group is ONLY needed by the MCP server
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 789fd69..e8a434f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ aiohttp==3.14.3
 bandit==1.9.4
 codespell==2.4.3
 coverage==7.16.2
-earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.2.0#subdirectory=earned_time
+earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.3.0#subdirectory=earned_time
 howlongtobeatpy==1.0.24
 mcp==2.3.0
 mypy==2.4.0
diff --git a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve.py b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve.py
index c498253..8fa0d92 100644
--- a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve.py
+++ b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import earned_time
 import pytest
 
 from steam_backlog_enforcer import _leetcode_bonus, _workout_budget
@@ -116,11 +117,13 @@ class TestTheEightDays:
             patch(_READING, return_value=True),
         ):
             resolved = resolve_budget(Config())
+        # Every other registered earner has no ledger here, so earns nothing.
+        others = {e.name: 0.0 for e in earned_time.EARNERS}
         assert resolved.earned_seconds == {
+            **others,
             "workout": 2 * _HOUR,
             "leetcode": 0.0,
             "reading": _HOUR,
-            "anki": 0.0,
         }
 
 
diff --git a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve_reading.py b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve_reading.py
index c8679e0..9a24aab 100644
--- a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve_reading.py
+++ b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_budget_resolve_reading.py
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ _READING = "steam_backlog_enforcer._budget_resolve.read_today"
 _HOUR = 3600.0
 
 
+def _later_penalised() -> list[earned_time.Earner]:
+    """Earners whose penalty starts after reading's 2026-10-01 cut."""
+    cut = earned_time.READING.penalty_from
+    assert cut is not None
+    return [
+        e
+        for e in earned_time.EARNERS
+        if e.penalty_from is not None and e.penalty_from > cut
+    ]
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _clear_caches() -> Iterator[None]:
     """Keep both module memos from leaking answers between tests.
@@ -88,11 +99,12 @@ class TestTheBase:
     def test_every_later_day_uses_the_lower_floor(self) -> None:
         """No drift back to 5h once the cut has happened.
 
-        A year on, later earners' cuts (Anki from 2026-10-06) are in force too.
+        A year on, every later earner's cut (Anki, Automation, ...) is in force
+        too -- summed from the registry, so a new earner needs no edit here.
         """
         with pin_today(AFTER_CUT + timedelta(days=400)):
             resolved = _resolve(earners=(False, False, False))
-        later_cuts = earned_time.ANKI.gaming_minutes * 60
+        later_cuts = 60 * sum(e.gaming_minutes for e in _later_penalised())
         assert resolved.base_seconds == 4 * _HOUR - later_cuts
 
 
diff --git a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_ledger_earners.py b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_ledger_earners.py
index cde0203..d308d38 100644
--- a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_ledger_earners.py
+++ b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/test_ledger_earners.py
@@ -187,5 +187,7 @@ class TestAGenericEarnerInTheBudget:
             patch(_ANSWER, return_value=False) as asked,
         ):
             resolved = resolve_budget(Config())
-        assert asked.call_args_list == [call(earned_time.ANKI)]
+        dedicated = (earned_time.WORKOUT, earned_time.LEETCODE, earned_time.READING)
+        generic = [e for e in earned_time.EARNERS if e not in dedicated]
+        assert asked.call_args_list == [call(e) for e in generic]
         assert set(resolved.earned_seconds) == {e.name for e in earned_time.EARNERS}