diff --git a/TESTPLAN.md b/TESTPLAN.md
index 80d01a0..81efbfc 100644
--- a/TESTPLAN.md
+++ b/TESTPLAN.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ change only shows right after Enter).
 
 ## F. Features per release
 
-### F2.9.7 Gaming on NVIDIA (`feature/nvidia-gaming-fix`; suite `nvidia`, fake NVIDIA PC)
+### F2.10.0 Gaming on NVIDIA (`feature/nvidia-gaming-fix`; suite `nvidia`, fake NVIDIA PC)
 
 gamescope's session is broken on NVIDIA (see `nvidia/HARDWARE-RESULTS.md`), so on an NVIDIA PC the conversion is replaced by
 "Gaming on NVIDIA" (Steam on the Plasma desktop, started at login, optionally in Big Picture) and single user mode logs in to Plasma.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fake NVIDIA modules for every kernel. What no VM can show (real driver, the pict
 | N5 | reboot | Plasma up through the test autologin, no NVIDIA parameters |
 | N6 | real RTX 5080 PC | **done by hand 2026-10-01** (earlier prototype): Big Picture on the Plasma desktop smooth and clean; the apply/boot of the final component is the user's next step |
 
-### F2.9.7 Extended controller support (`feature/extended-controller-support`; suite `cli`, block `60-c1-controllers.sh`)
+### F2.10.0 Extended controller support (`feature/extended-controller-support`; suite `cli`, block `60-c1-controllers.sh`)
 
 Opt-in item: `xpadneo-dkms`, `xone-dkms` and `xone-dongle-firmware` from the CachyOS repo, DKMS-built for every kernel. The VM has no
 dongle or controller: it covers the packages, the headers and the builds, not the hardware.
diff --git a/nvidia/TODO.md b/nvidia/TODO.md
index 6e7dff5..41169ac 100644
--- a/nvidia/TODO.md
+++ b/nvidia/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # TODO: NVIDIA (status 2026-10-01, evening: READ THIS FIRST, the sections below are the older plan)
 
+Version: bumped to **2.10.0** (2026-10-01, "chore: Version 2.10.0" on `feature/nvidia-gaming-fix`; `feature/extended-controller-support` is stacked on it).
+The old plan below says 2.9.7 / `release/2.9.7`: read that as 2.10.0 / `release/2.10.0`, which doesn't exist yet (create it from `main` when releasing).
+
 The kernel-parameter fix did not cure gamescope's picture; the cause is NVIDIA's own bug (see `HARDWARE-RESULTS.md`). The product now does this
-instead (branch `feature/nvidia-gaming-fix`, 2.9.7, still behind `.no-release-yet`):
+instead (branch `feature/nvidia-gaming-fix`, 2.10.0, still behind `.no-release-yet`):
 - On an NVIDIA PC the SteamOS conversion (`gaming`, `boot`, `glyphs`) is hidden (shown only while already on, so it can be turned off).
 - `nvidia` "Gaming on NVIDIA": Steam installed when missing, started at login on the Plasma desktop (user unit); sub-option `bigpicture`
   (a checkbox, not yet the choice row "How should Steam start up: Normal / Big Picture"): `-gamepadui` + Plasma starts with an empty session.