diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1af1da81..0649161d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ for this cycle.
   `com.demcha.compose.testing.layout` / `com.demcha.compose.testing.visual`
   packages are unchanged, so imports stay the same; add `graph-compose-testing`
   at test scope to keep using them.
+- `graph-compose-bundle` is the batteries-included aggregate for the split layout:
+  one dependency pulls the default PDF stack (`graph-compose` = core + render-pdf),
+  the built-in templates (`graph-compose-templates`), the bundled Google fonts, and
+  the colour-emoji set at compatible pinned versions. The office backends
+  (`graph-compose-render-docx` / `graph-compose-render-pptx`) stay opt-in and are not
+  bundled.
 
 ## v1.9.0 — 2026-06-29
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 533ec320..91ebc7c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ dependencies { implementation("io.github.demchaav:graph-compose:2.0.0") }
 >
 > Prefer a single "batteries-included" coordinate? Depend on
 > `io.github.demchaav:graph-compose-bundle` (same version as `graph-compose`
-> above) to pull the engine + fonts together. Full details and upgrade steps:
-> the [v1.8.0 fonts migration note](./docs/migration/v1.8.0-fonts.md).
+> above) to pull the default PDF engine, the built-in templates, the fonts, and
+> the colour emoji together. Full details and upgrade steps: the
+> [v1.8.0 fonts migration note](./docs/migration/v1.8.0-fonts.md).
 
 > **Colour emoji (from v1.9.0).** `RichText.emoji(":star:", size)` resolves
 > GitHub-style shortcodes to inline vector glyphs from an independently-versioned
@@ -114,8 +115,9 @@ dependencies { implementation("io.github.demchaav:graph-compose:2.0.0") }
 > ```
 >
 > An unknown shortcode falls back to its literal text, so a document that uses no
-> emoji — or runs without the artifact — renders unchanged. The
-> `graph-compose-bundle` stays fonts-only; emoji is opt-in.
+> emoji — or runs without the artifact — renders unchanged. Depending
+> on `graph-compose` directly keeps emoji opt-in; the batteries-included
+> `graph-compose-bundle` includes it.
 
 > **Distribution** — Maven Central is the canonical channel from **v1.6.6** onwards
 > (`io.github.demchaav:graph-compose:<version>`). Hosted Javadocs auto-publish to
diff --git a/bundle/pom.xml b/bundle/pom.xml
index c748db23..8309f597 100644
--- a/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -6,30 +6,33 @@
 
     <!--
         "Batteries-included" convenience aggregate. Depending on this single
-        artifact pulls the lean engine plus the bundled Google fonts at a
-        compatible, pinned pair of versions — the one-line install for newcomers
-        who want the pre-split behaviour back. Power users instead depend on
-        graph-compose directly and pick their own graph-compose-fonts version.
+        artifact pulls the default PDF stack (graph-compose = graph-compose-core +
+        graph-compose-render-pdf), the built-in document templates, the bundled
+        Google fonts, and the colour-emoji set — the one-line install for newcomers
+        who want everything wired up. The office backends (render-docx / render-pptx)
+        stay opt-in and are NOT bundled. Power users instead depend on the individual
+        coordinates and pick their own font/emoji versions.
 
         Versioning: this module tracks the ENGINE line (its version == the engine
-        version, bumped in lockstep), and pins a specific graph-compose-fonts
-        version. It is standalone (no Maven parent) and pom-packaged, so Maven
-        Central needs no sources/javadoc jars for it.
+        version, bumped in lockstep), and pins specific graph-compose-fonts and
+        graph-compose-emoji versions (those two release on their own tag lines). It
+        is standalone (no Maven parent) and pom-packaged, so Maven Central needs no
+        sources/javadoc jars for it.
     -->
     <groupId>io.github.demchaav</groupId>
     <artifactId>graph-compose-bundle</artifactId>
     <!--
-        Tracks the engine line. Currently 1.7.1 to match the engine version in
-        the repo; the release-cut `versions:set` bumps engine + bundle to the
-        release version in lockstep, while graph-compose-fonts stays on its own
-        line. The graph-compose dependency below uses ${project.version}, so it
-        follows automatically.
+        Tracks the engine line (== the engine version in the repo); the release-cut
+        `versions:set` bumps engine + bundle to the release version in lockstep, while
+        graph-compose-fonts / graph-compose-emoji stay on their own lines. The
+        graph-compose and graph-compose-templates dependencies below use
+        ${project.version}, so they follow automatically.
     -->
     <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>GraphCompose Bundle</name>
-    <description>Batteries-included aggregate: the GraphCompose engine plus the bundled Google fonts at compatible versions.</description>
+    <description>Batteries-included aggregate: the default PDF stack (engine + PDF backend), the built-in document templates, the bundled Google fonts, and the colour-emoji set at compatible versions.</description>
     <url>https://github.com/DemchaAV/GraphCompose</url>
 
     <licenses>
@@ -63,8 +66,11 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <!-- Pinned bundled-fonts version this bundle ships with. -->
+        <!-- Pinned bundled-fonts / colour-emoji versions this bundle ships with.
+             Both release on their own tag lines (fonts-v* / emoji-v*), so they are
+             pinned here rather than tracking ${project.version}. -->
         <graphcompose.fonts.version>1.0.0</graphcompose.fonts.version>
+        <graphcompose.emoji.version>1.0.0</graphcompose.emoji.version>
 
         <maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.2.8</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
         <central.publishing.plugin.version>0.11.0</central.publishing.plugin.version>
@@ -73,18 +79,31 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <!-- The engine, at this bundle's (== engine) version. -->
+        <!-- The default PDF stack: the graph-compose wrapper pulls graph-compose-core
+             + graph-compose-render-pdf, so a bundle consumer renders PDF out of the box. -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.github.demchaav</groupId>
             <artifactId>graph-compose</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- The built-in CV / cover-letter / invoice / proposal templates. -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.github.demchaav</groupId>
+            <artifactId>graph-compose-templates</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <!-- The bundled fonts, at the pinned independent fonts version. -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.github.demchaav</groupId>
             <artifactId>graph-compose-fonts</artifactId>
             <version>${graphcompose.fonts.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- The colour-emoji set, at the pinned independent emoji version. -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.github.demchaav</groupId>
+            <artifactId>graph-compose-emoji</artifactId>
+            <version>${graphcompose.emoji.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/docs/contributing/release-process.md b/docs/contributing/release-process.md
index fda09d53..f7beb7dd 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/release-process.md
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ is a convenience aggregate `io.github.demchaav:graph-compose-bundle` (under
 
 The colour-emoji glyphs ship as a **separate, independently-versioned**
 artifact, `io.github.demchaav:graph-compose-emoji` (under `emoji/`), mirroring
-the fonts arrangement above — with one difference: the **bundle does NOT
-include emoji** (it stays opt-in), so a fonts-style consumer re-pin is not
-needed.
+the fonts arrangement above — including the `graph-compose-bundle`, which pins
+`graph-compose-emoji` (via `${graphcompose.emoji.version}`) just as it pins the
+fonts, so cutting an emoji release needs the same consumer re-pin.
 
 - **NOT bumped by the engine release.** It carries its own version line
   (started at `1.0.0`) and is bumped **only when the glyph set or shortcode
@@ -147,9 +147,12 @@ needed.
 - **Cutting an emoji release** (only when the set changes): bump
   `emoji/pom.xml` `<version>`, push an `emoji-vX.Y.Z` tag. That tag triggers
   [`publish-emoji.yml`](../../.github/workflows/publish-emoji.yml), which deploys
-  only `graph-compose-emoji` to Central. The engine has no dependency on the
-  emoji artifact (its tests read the glyphs from the sibling module's source via
-  `<testResources>`), so nothing else needs re-pinning.
+  only `graph-compose-emoji` to Central. Then bump `<graphcompose.emoji.version>`
+  in `aggregator/pom.xml` (inherited by examples) and `bundle/pom.xml` to the new
+  emoji version so those consumers pin it — the `bundledEmojiVersionAgreesAcrossModules`
+  version guard enforces that the two stay in agreement. The engine `pom.xml` does
+  **not** carry this property — the engine has no dependency on the emoji artifact
+  (its tests read the glyphs from the sibling module's source via `<testResources>`).
 - **Regenerating the set.** `emoji/tools/build-emoji-set.py` rebuilds
   `emoji/svg/` + `emoji-index.properties` from fresh Noto Emoji + gemoji sources,
   copying **only** the glyphs a shortcode resolves (see
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/demcha/documentation/VersionConsistencyGuardTest.java b/src/test/java/com/demcha/documentation/VersionConsistencyGuardTest.java
index 7587b7b7..e988f5cf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/demcha/documentation/VersionConsistencyGuardTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/demcha/documentation/VersionConsistencyGuardTest.java
@@ -95,13 +95,26 @@ void bundledFontsVersionAgreesAcrossModules() throws Exception {
         // it: the aggregator (inherited by examples + benchmarks) and the bundle.
         // This guards the version-literal drift class: those must always agree, even
         // though they differ from the engine version line.
-        String aggregator = fontsVersionProperty(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("aggregator/pom.xml"));
+        String aggregator = pinnedVersionProperty(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("aggregator/pom.xml"), "graphcompose.fonts.version");
 
-        assertThat(fontsVersionProperty(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("bundle/pom.xml")))
+        assertThat(pinnedVersionProperty(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("bundle/pom.xml"), "graphcompose.fonts.version"))
                 .describedAs("bundle graphcompose.fonts.version must match the aggregator's (%s)", aggregator)
                 .isEqualTo(aggregator);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void bundledEmojiVersionAgreesAcrossModules() throws Exception {
+        // graph-compose-emoji, like graph-compose-fonts, carries an independent
+        // version line (emoji-v* tag) and the ${graphcompose.emoji.version} property
+        // that pins it lives in the aggregator (inherited by examples) and the bundle
+        // (which now ships the colour-emoji set). Guard the same version-literal drift.
+        String aggregator = pinnedVersionProperty(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("aggregator/pom.xml"), "graphcompose.emoji.version");
+
+        assertThat(pinnedVersionProperty(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("bundle/pom.xml"), "graphcompose.emoji.version"))
+                .describedAs("bundle graphcompose.emoji.version must match the aggregator's (%s)", aggregator)
+                .isEqualTo(aggregator);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void childModulesInheritVersionInsteadOfDeclaringTheirOwn() throws Exception {
         assertThat(declaresOwnVersion(PROJECT_ROOT.resolve("examples/pom.xml")))
@@ -288,11 +301,11 @@ private static boolean declaresOwnVersion(Path pom) throws Exception {
         return directChild(parse(pom).getDocumentElement(), "version") != null;
     }
 
-    private static String fontsVersionProperty(Path pom) throws IOException {
-        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile("<graphcompose\\.fonts\\.version>([^<]+)</graphcompose\\.fonts\\.version>")
+    private static String pinnedVersionProperty(Path pom, String property) throws IOException {
+        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile("<" + Pattern.quote(property) + ">([^<]+)</" + Pattern.quote(property) + ">")
                 .matcher(Files.readString(pom));
         assertThat(matcher.find())
-                .describedAs("expected a <graphcompose.fonts.version> property in %s", pom)
+                .describedAs("expected a <%s> property in %s", property, pom)
                 .isTrue();
         return matcher.group(1).trim();
     }