diff --git a/app/Models/Project.php b/app/Models/Project.php
index 75fa7b9d..3d29c19e 100644
--- a/app/Models/Project.php
+++ b/app/Models/Project.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use App\Notifications\ProjectDeletionReminderNotification;
 use App\Traits\CacheClear;
 use Auth;
-use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
@@ -106,17 +105,7 @@ public function getProjectPhotoUrlAttribute()
 
     public function getIsPublishedAttribute()
     {
-        if ($this->is_public) {
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            if ($this->release_date && $this->doi) {
-                return Carbon::now()->startOfDay()->gte($this->release_date);
-            } else {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
+        return (bool) $this->is_public;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 219e5fd0..c57f14e4 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@
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-                "source": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php/tree/3.381.5"
+                "source": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php/tree/3.382.2"
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-            "time": "2026-05-20T18:16:01+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-05-27T18:11:41+00:00"
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@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@
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+                "source": "https://github.com/guzzle/guzzle/tree/7.10.5"
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-            "time": "2026-05-20T22:59:19+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-05-27T11:53:46+00:00"
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+                "source": "https://github.com/guzzle/psr7/tree/2.10.3"
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+            "time": "2026-05-27T11:48:20+00:00"
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-                "source": "https://github.com/web-auth/webauthn-lib/tree/5.3.3"
+                "source": "https://github.com/web-auth/webauthn-lib/tree/5.3.4"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -12269,7 +12269,7 @@
                     "type": "patreon"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2026-05-17T19:04:30+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-05-18T11:59:46+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "webmozart/assert",
@@ -13039,16 +13039,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/pail",
-            "version": "v1.2.6",
+            "version": "v1.2.7",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/pail.git",
-                "reference": "aa71a01c309e7f66bc2ec4fb1a59291b82eb4abf"
+                "reference": "2f7d27dada8effc48b8c424445a69cca7007daaa"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/pail/zipball/aa71a01c309e7f66bc2ec4fb1a59291b82eb4abf",
-                "reference": "aa71a01c309e7f66bc2ec4fb1a59291b82eb4abf",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/pail/zipball/2f7d27dada8effc48b8c424445a69cca7007daaa",
+                "reference": "2f7d27dada8effc48b8c424445a69cca7007daaa",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -13115,7 +13115,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/pail/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/laravel/pail"
             },
-            "time": "2026-02-09T13:44:54+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-05-20T22:24:57+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/pint",
@@ -13248,16 +13248,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/sail",
-            "version": "v1.60.0",
+            "version": "v1.61.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/sail.git",
-                "reference": "2a1538ed22eed4210ac1e17904235032571bd89c"
+                "reference": "68ef35015630fe510432e63e11e21749006df688"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/sail/zipball/2a1538ed22eed4210ac1e17904235032571bd89c",
-                "reference": "2a1538ed22eed4210ac1e17904235032571bd89c",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/sail/zipball/68ef35015630fe510432e63e11e21749006df688",
+                "reference": "68ef35015630fe510432e63e11e21749006df688",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -13307,7 +13307,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/sail/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/laravel/sail"
             },
-            "time": "2026-05-14T17:29:51+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-05-23T23:33:57+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "mockery/mockery",
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Project/Index.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Project/Index.vue
index 8c305dc8..18ad4b5e 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Project/Index.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Project/Index.vue
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@
                         </div>
                         <div
                             v-if="showScheduledReleaseCard(project)"
-                            class="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-amber-200/90 bg-amber-50 px-3 py-3 text-xs text-amber-950 dark:border-amber-900 dark:bg-amber-950/40 dark:text-amber-100"
+                            class="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-amber-200/90 px-3 py-3 text-xs text-amber-950 dark:border-amber-900 dark:text-amber-100"
+                            :class="scheduledReleaseCardClass(project)"
                         >
                             <div
                                 class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-x-2 gap-y-2"
@@ -636,6 +637,21 @@ export default {
 
             return this.statusRibbonKey(project) === "embargo";
         },
+        isScheduledReleaseOverdue(project) {
+            const releaseDate = new Date(project?.release_date);
+
+            return (
+                !Number.isNaN(releaseDate.getTime()) &&
+                releaseDate.getTime() <= Date.now()
+            );
+        },
+        scheduledReleaseCardClass(project) {
+            if (this.isScheduledReleaseOverdue(project)) {
+                return "bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-950/40";
+            }
+
+            return "bg-amber-50 dark:bg-amber-950/40";
+        },
         isScheduledReleaseShareOpen(project) {
             return !!this.scheduledReleaseShareOpenByUuid[project.uuid];
         },
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Public/Project/Layout.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Public/Project/Layout.vue
index 240cd7be..ab89f9dd 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Public/Project/Layout.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Public/Project/Layout.vue
@@ -43,12 +43,33 @@
                         </p>
                     </div>
                     <div
-                        v-else-if="
-                            !dashboardProject.is_public &&
-                            !dashboardProject.is_published &&
-                            dashboardProject.doi &&
-                            !workspace.preview
-                        "
+                        v-else-if="showFailedEmbargoNotice"
+                        class="border-b border-red-200/80 bg-red-50 px-4 py-3 text-center text-red-900 dark:border-red-800/50 dark:bg-red-950/55 dark:text-red-100"
+                    >
+                        <p
+                            class="mx-auto max-w-3xl text-sm leading-relaxed sm:text-base"
+                        >
+                            <span
+                                class="font-semibold text-red-950 dark:text-red-50"
+                                >Embargo notice:</span
+                            >
+                            This project could not be published due to missing
+                            information or a technical issue. Please complete
+                            the required fields and click Publish Now via the
+                            Edit Release Date option, or contact us at
+                            info.nmrxiv@uni-jena.de
+                        </p>
+                        <button
+                            v-if="showReleaseDateEditLink"
+                            type="button"
+                            class="whitespace-nowrap font-semibold text-teal-800 underline decoration-teal-600/45 underline-offset-2 hover:text-teal-950 dark:text-teal-200 dark:decoration-teal-300/50 dark:hover:text-white"
+                            @click="openReleaseDateModal"
+                        >
+                            Edit release date
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div
+                        v-else-if="showEmbargoReleaseNotice"
                         class="border-b border-teal-200/80 bg-teal-50 px-4 py-3 text-center text-teal-900 dark:border-teal-800/50 dark:bg-teal-950/55 dark:text-teal-100"
                     >
                         <p
@@ -1063,6 +1084,10 @@ export default {
             return sample != null && this.sampleDatasets(sample).length > 0;
         },
         showReleaseDateEditLink() {
+            return this.showEmbargoReleaseNotice;
+        },
+
+        showEmbargoReleaseNotice() {
             const p = this.dashboardProject;
             const w = this.workspace;
             if (!p || !w || w.preview) {
@@ -1072,6 +1097,19 @@ export default {
             return !p.is_public && !p.is_published && Boolean(p.doi);
         },
 
+        showFailedEmbargoNotice() {
+            if (!this.showEmbargoReleaseNotice) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            const releaseDate = new Date(this.dashboardProject.release_date);
+
+            return (
+                !Number.isNaN(releaseDate.getTime()) &&
+                releaseDate.getTime() <= Date.now()
+            );
+        },
+
         hasReleaseDateChanged() {
             return (
                 this.normalizeReleaseDate(
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Models/ProjectModelTest.php b/tests/Unit/Models/ProjectModelTest.php
index 7b66f2d8..3a4c4985 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Models/ProjectModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Models/ProjectModelTest.php
@@ -536,15 +536,16 @@ public function test_it_belongs_to_a_validation(): void
         $this->assertEquals($validation->id, $project->validation->id);
     }
 
-    public function test_is_published_with_release_date_logic(): void
+    public function test_is_published_requires_project_to_be_public(): void
     {
-        // Test with release date in past and DOI
+        // A crossed embargo release date does not mean the project was successfully published.
         $pastProject = Project::factory()->create([
             'is_public' => false,
+            'status' => 'embargo',
             'release_date' => Carbon::yesterday(),
             'doi' => '10.1234/example.doi',
         ]);
-        $this->assertTrue($pastProject->is_published);
+        $this->assertFalse($pastProject->is_published);
 
         // Test with release date in future and DOI
         $futureProject = Project::factory()->create([
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Policies/ProjectPolicyTest.php b/tests/Unit/Policies/ProjectPolicyTest.php
index b7b4b083..a0a1e49a 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Policies/ProjectPolicyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Policies/ProjectPolicyTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ public function test_owner_can_publish_overdue_private_embargo_project(): void
         $this->assertTrue((new ProjectPolicy)->publishProject($owner, $project));
     }
 
+    public function test_owner_can_update_overdue_private_embargo_project(): void
+    {
+        $owner = User::factory()->create();
+        $project = Project::factory()->create([
+            'owner_id' => $owner->id,
+            'is_public' => false,
+            'status' => 'embargo',
+            'release_date' => now()->subDay(),
+            'doi' => '10.1234/embargo',
+        ]);
+        $project->users()->attach($owner, ['role' => 'creator']);
+
+        $this->assertTrue((new ProjectPolicy)->updateProject($owner, $project));
+    }
+
     public function test_public_project_cannot_be_published_again(): void
     {
         $owner = User::factory()->create();