diff --git a/app/models/product.rb b/app/models/product.rb
index ae69b960..5342ee06 100644
--- a/app/models/product.rb
+++ b/app/models/product.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Product < ApplicationRecord
   # has_many :containers, through: :product_containers, source: :container
 
   validates :name, :slug, presence: true
-  validates :status, inclusion: { in: %w[new popular recommended outdated discontinued offline] }
+  validates :status, inclusion: { in: %w[new popular promoted demoted replaced discontinued offline] }
 
   after_save :todo_after_save
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20260820161727_update_recommended_products_to_promoted.rb b/db/migrate/20260820161727_update_recommended_products_to_promoted.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2362fe3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20260820161727_update_recommended_products_to_promoted.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class UpdateRecommendedProductsToPromoted < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
+  def up
+    Product.where(status: 'recommended').update_all(status: 'promoted')
+  end
+
+  def down
+    Product.where(status: 'promoted').update_all(status: 'recommended')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20260820162054_update_outdated_products_to_demoted_or_replaced.rb b/db/migrate/20260820162054_update_outdated_products_to_demoted_or_replaced.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61fb543c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20260820162054_update_outdated_products_to_demoted_or_replaced.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class UpdateOutdatedProductsToDemotedOrReplaced < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
+  def up
+    Product.where(status: 'outdated', superior_product_id: nil).update_all(status: 'demoted')
+    Product.where(status: 'outdated').where.not(superior_product_id: nil).update_all(status: 'replaced')
+  end
+
+  def down
+    Product.where(status: %w[demoted replaced]).update_all(status: 'outdated')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index cd2aef1d..380b2139 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2025_06_04_083038) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2026_08_20_162054) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pgcrypto"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/products.yml b/test/fixtures/products.yml
index ee4239e1..d78d585b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/products.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/products.yml
@@ -39,39 +39,46 @@ LMPA_Q6:
   slug: LMPA-Q6
   public: true
   product_family: solder_paste
-  status: 'new'
+  status: new
 
 IF_2005M:
   name: IF 2005M
   slug: IF-2005M
   public: true
   product_family: soldering_flux
-  status: 'popular'
+  status: popular
 
 Pacific_2009M:
   name: PacIFic 2009M
   slug: PacIFic-2009M
   public: true
   product_family: soldering_flux
-  status: 'recommended'
+  status: promoted
+
+WSF-7700:
+  name: WSF-7700
+  slug: WSF-7700
+  public: true
+  product_family: soldering_flux
+  status: demoted
 
 LMPA_Q5:
   name: LMPA Q5
   slug: LMPA-Q5
   public: true
   product_family: solder_paste
-  status: 'discontinued'
+  status: discontinued
 
 LMPA_Q4:
   name: LMPA Q4
   slug: LMPA-Q4
   public: true
   product_family: solder_paste
-  status: 'outdated'
+  status: replaced
 
 LMPA_Q7:
   name: LMPA Q7
   slug: LMPA-Q7
   public: false
   product_family: solder_paste
-  status: 'offline'
+  status: offline
diff --git a/test/integration/v1/public/products_integration_test.rb b/test/integration/v1/public/products_integration_test.rb
index fd52efc7..ad67636b 100644
--- a/test/integration/v1/public/products_integration_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/v1/public/products_integration_test.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def setup
 
         json = JSON.parse(@response.body)
 
-        # Should return 5 out of 6 products (should filter out public=false)
-        assert_equal 5, json['data'].length
+        # Should return 6 out of 7 products (should filter out public=false)
+        assert_equal 6, json['data'].length
       end
 
       test 'can fetch one by slug' do
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def setup
       end
 
       test 'can include product family' do
-        skip("TODO: improve test")
+        skip('TODO: improve test')
 
         get '/v1/public/products/LMPA-Q6?include=product_family', headers: @header
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def setup
       end
 
       test 'can include family and images' do
-        skip("TODO: includes become optional in the payload")
+        skip('TODO: includes become optional in the payload')
 
         # curl "http://localhost:3000/v1/public/products?slug=LMPA-Q6&include=product-family,product-images,product-images.image" -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json"
         get '/v1/public/products?slug=IF-2005M&include=product-family,product-images,product-images.image', headers: @header
diff --git a/test/models/product_test.rb b/test/models/product_test.rb
index 0e720176..1a578fbe 100644
--- a/test/models/product_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/product_test.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ProductTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_not product.valid?
   end
 
-  test 'valid with 5 statuses' do
+  test 'valid with 6 statuses' do
     product = Product.new(
       name: 'Foo 2000',
       slug: 'Foo-2000',
@@ -89,12 +89,16 @@ class ProductTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert product.valid?
     product.update(status: 'popular')
     assert product.valid?
-    product.update(status: 'recommended')
+    product.update(status: 'promoted')
     assert product.valid?
-    product.update(status: 'outdated')
+    product.update(status: 'demoted')
+    assert product.valid?
+    product.update(status: 'replaced')
     assert product.valid?
     product.update(status: 'discontinued')
     assert product.valid?
+    product.update(status: 'bogus')
+    assert_not product.valid?
   end
 
   test 'defaults new products to offline' do