diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20260514100000_backfill_story_task_sort_order_from_code/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20260514100000_backfill_story_task_sort_order_from_code/migration.sql
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+-- Backfill story/task sort_order from trailing numeric part of code.
+-- Consistent with parseCodeNumber: no trailing digits → Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER (9007199254740991).
+-- PBIs are intentionally excluded (they keep drag-and-drop + priority ordering).
+
+UPDATE "stories"
+SET sort_order = COALESCE(
+  CAST(SUBSTRING(code FROM '[0-9]+$') AS DOUBLE PRECISION),
+  9007199254740991
+);
+
+UPDATE "tasks"
+SET sort_order = COALESCE(
+  CAST(SUBSTRING(code FROM '[0-9]+$') AS DOUBLE PRECISION),
+  9007199254740991
+);