diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/data/SCHEMA_MIGRATIONS.md b/packages/excalidraw/data/SCHEMA_MIGRATIONS.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 91eadf3350..0000000000
--- a/packages/excalidraw/data/SCHEMA_MIGRATIONS.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Schema Migration Guidelines
-
-## Contract
-
-Each migration entry must declare:
-- `version`: integer schema version (monotonic)
-- `title`: short label
-- `description`: required plain-language explanation of what changed
-- `scope`: one or more scopes (`scene`, `library`, `clipboard`, `api`)
-- `apply`: pure element transform
-
-## Versioning Rules
-
-- Use integer versions only (`2`, `3`, `4`, ...).
-- `SCHEMA_VERSIONS.latest` must match the latest migration version.
-- Add a new migration when behavior changes.
-
-## Scope Rules
-
-- Prefer explicit scopes.
-- Use `ALL_SCOPES` only when the same transform is required for every boundary.
-- If a migration was missing a scope but transform is unchanged, widening scope is allowed.
-
-## Field Stability
-
-Migrations must only rely on stable, persisted schema fields.
-Do not read or write temporary/PR-only fields.
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.test.ts b/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.test.ts
index 1a41887ddb..f3e56d51b5 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.test.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.test.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe("schema migration", () => {
     const invalidMigrations: SchemaMigration[] = [
       {
         version: 2.1,
-        title: "bad migration",
+        title: "",
         description: " ",
         scope: [],
         apply: (elements) => elements,
@@ -99,7 +99,65 @@ describe("schema migration", () => {
 
     expect(errors.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(errors.join("\n")).toContain("integer version");
+    expect(errors.join("\n")).toContain("title must be non-empty");
     expect(errors.join("\n")).toContain("non-empty description");
     expect(errors.join("\n")).toContain("Duplicate schema migration version");
   });
+
+  it("should reject versions at or below initial", () => {
+    const errors = validateSchemaMigrations([
+      {
+        version: SCHEMA_VERSIONS.initial,
+        title: "invalid start",
+        description: "bad version",
+        scope: ["scene"],
+        apply: (elements) => elements,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(errors.join("\n")).toContain("greater than schema initial version");
+  });
+
+  it("should reject latest-version mismatch", () => {
+    const errors = validateSchemaMigrations([
+      {
+        version: SCHEMA_VERSIONS.latest + 1,
+        title: "future migration",
+        description: "future migration for test",
+        scope: ["scene"],
+        apply: (elements) => elements,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(errors.join("\n")).toContain(
+      "SCHEMA_VERSIONS.latest (2) must match last migration version",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should not depend on temporary fields during migration", () => {
+    const frame = API.createElement({
+      type: "frame",
+      backgroundColor: "#a5d8ff",
+    });
+    const withTempField = {
+      ...frame,
+      backgroundEnabled: false,
+    } as typeof frame & { backgroundEnabled: boolean };
+
+    const migratedBase = migrateSceneElements(
+      [frame],
+      SCHEMA_VERSIONS.initial,
+    )!;
+    const migratedWithTempField = migrateSceneElements(
+      [withTempField],
+      SCHEMA_VERSIONS.initial,
+    )!;
+
+    expect(migratedBase[0].backgroundColor).toBe(
+      DEFAULT_ELEMENT_PROPS.backgroundColor,
+    );
+    expect(migratedWithTempField[0].backgroundColor).toBe(
+      DEFAULT_ELEMENT_PROPS.backgroundColor,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.ts b/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.ts
index e1e3b830a4..f53f7be51f 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/data/schema.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ export type SchemaMigrationScope = (typeof SCHEMA_MIGRATION_SCOPES)[number];
 export const ALL_SCOPES: readonly SchemaMigrationScope[] =
   SCHEMA_MIGRATION_SCOPES;
 
+/**
+ * Schema migration contract:
+ * - `version`: integer schema version, strictly increasing.
+ * - `title`: short human-readable label.
+ * - `description`: required plain-language explanation of the change.
+ * - `scope`: one or more ingestion boundaries (`scene`, `library`, `clipboard`, `api`).
+ * - `apply`: pure element transform.
+ *
+ * Rules:
+ * - Use integer versions only. `SCHEMA_VERSIONS.latest` must match the last migration version.
+ * - Prefer explicit scopes; use `ALL_SCOPES` only when the same transform is required everywhere.
+ * - Migrations should depend only on stable persisted schema fields (not temporary/PR-only fields).
+ */
 export type SchemaMigration = {
   version: number;
   title: string;
@@ -95,6 +108,9 @@ export const validateSchemaMigrations = (
     }
     previousVersion = migration.version;
 
+    if (!migration.title.trim()) {
+      errors.push("Migration title must be non-empty.");
+    }
     if (!migration.description.trim()) {
       errors.push(
         `Migration "${migration.title}" must include a non-empty description.`,