diff --git a/conformance/README.md b/conformance/README.md
index 5179012f..ea2c9172 100644
--- a/conformance/README.md
+++ b/conformance/README.md
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ bundle exec rake conformance_server PORT=3000
 bundle exec rake conformance_server
 
 # Terminal 2: run all scenarios
-npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance server --url http://localhost:9292/mcp
+npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@alpha server --url http://localhost:9292/mcp
 
 # Terminal 2: run a single scenario
-npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance server --url http://localhost:9292/mcp --scenario ping
+npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@alpha server --url http://localhost:9292/mcp --scenario ping
 ```
 
 Keeps the server alive between test runs, which avoids the startup overhead when iterating
diff --git a/conformance/client_runner.rb b/conformance/client_runner.rb
index a99fbac1..418e7f4b 100644
--- a/conformance/client_runner.rb
+++ b/conformance/client_runner.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-# Runs `npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance client` against the conformance client script.
+# Runs `npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@alpha client` against the conformance client script.
 require "English"
 
 module Conformance
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def build_command
       npx_command = [
         "npx",
         "--yes",
-        "@modelcontextprotocol/conformance",
+        "@modelcontextprotocol/conformance@alpha",
         "client",
         "--command",
         "bundle exec ruby #{client_script}",
diff --git a/conformance/expected_failures.yml b/conformance/expected_failures.yml
index 371853de..e26c20eb 100644
--- a/conformance/expected_failures.yml
+++ b/conformance/expected_failures.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 server: []
 client:
-  # TODO: The conformance framework's client-initialization check pins the expected requested version to 2025-11-25,
-  # while this SDK's latest protocol version is 2026-07-28. Remove once the @modelcontextprotocol/conformance package
-  # accepts 2026-07-28.
-  - initialize
+  # Pending client-side support for the 2026-07-28 stateless lifecycle: the conformance client
+  # still connects through the legacy handshake and has no SEP-2322 MRTR driver yet.
+  - request-metadata
+  - sep-2322-client-request-state
+  # SEP-2243 client-side custom-header mirroring and invalid-tool header gating
+  # are not implemented in `MCP::Client::HTTP` yet.
+  - http-custom-headers
+  - http-invalid-tool-headers
+  # Client-side JSON Schema preservation gaps: `$ref` values must reach the caller unresolved.
+  - json-schema-ref-no-deref
+  - json-schema-2020-12-preservation
+  # Unimplemented authorization extensions.
+  - auth/dpop
+  - auth/dpop-nonce
+  - auth/wif-jwt-bearer
+  # Fails one check added to the suite after the 0.2.0-alpha.10 requirements anchor.
+  - auth/authorization-server-migration
diff --git a/conformance/server_runner.rb b/conformance/server_runner.rb
index 0a4e9e23..3decbad5 100644
--- a/conformance/server_runner.rb
+++ b/conformance/server_runner.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-# Starts the conformance server and runs `npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance` against it.
+# Starts the conformance server and runs `npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@alpha` against it.
 require "English"
 require "net/http"
 require_relative "server"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def run
     def build_command
       expected_failures_yml = File.expand_path("expected_failures.yml", __dir__)
 
-      npx_command = ["npx", "--yes", "@modelcontextprotocol/conformance", "server", "--url", "http://localhost:#{@port}/mcp"]
+      npx_command = ["npx", "--yes", "@modelcontextprotocol/conformance@alpha", "server", "--url", "http://localhost:#{@port}/mcp"]
       npx_command += ["--scenario", @scenario] if @scenario
       npx_command += ["--spec-version", @spec_version] if @spec_version
       npx_command += ["--verbose"] if @verbose