diff --git a/lib/bash/git/README.md b/lib/bash/git/README.md
index d2dffcd..dd7a2c3 100644
--- a/lib/bash/git/README.md
+++ b/lib/bash/git/README.md
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ log_info "Current branch: $branch"
   directories return success with an empty result variable.
 - `git_update_repo` changes into the target repository while it runs because
   its submodule update sequence depends on repository-relative execution.
+- `git_update_repo` only treats an allowed dirty path as safe when every tracked
+  change stays within that path. Rename records must have both source and
+  destination inside the allowed path.
 - `check_script_up_to_date` treats missing git state, untracked scripts, or missing upstreams as skip conditions rather than hard failures.
 - `check_script_up_to_date <script>` compares `HEAD` with the local remote-tracking upstream ref. It does not fetch by default, so the result reflects the freshness of local refs.
 - `check_script_up_to_date --fetch <script>` runs `git fetch --quiet` first, then compares against the refreshed upstream ref. If fetch fails, the helper logs a warning and falls back to local remote-tracking refs.
+- `check_script_up_to_date` returns `2` when the repository is behind upstream,
+  and `3` when the script has local modifications. If both are true, local
+  modifications take precedence and the helper returns `3` after logging both
+  conditions.
 
 ## Tests
 
diff --git a/lib/bash/git/lib_git.sh b/lib/bash/git/lib_git.sh
index ac7d9fb..4dbf6ac 100644
--- a/lib/bash/git/lib_git.sh
+++ b/lib/bash/git/lib_git.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ readonly __lib_git_sourced__=1
 #
 # @param $1 allowed_path Path in repository root that may be dirty (for example "shared").
 #
+_git_path_matches_allowed_path() {
+    local path="$1" allowed_path="$2"
+
+    [[ "$path" == "$allowed_path" || "$path" == "$allowed_path/"* ]]
+}
+
 _git_only_path_dirty() {
     local allowed_path="$1"
-    local status_output line path
+    local status_output line path source_path destination_path
 
     status_output="$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no --ignore-submodules=none)"
     [[ -z "$status_output" ]] && return 1
@@ -26,9 +32,15 @@ _git_only_path_dirty() {
         [[ -z "$line" ]] && continue
         path="${line:3}"
         if [[ "$path" == *" -> "* ]]; then
-            path="${path#* -> }"
+            source_path="${path%% -> *}"
+            destination_path="${path#* -> }"
+            if ! _git_path_matches_allowed_path "$source_path" "$allowed_path" ||
+                ! _git_path_matches_allowed_path "$destination_path" "$allowed_path"; then
+                return 1
+            fi
+            continue
         fi
-        if [[ "$path" != "$allowed_path" && "$path" != "$allowed_path/"* ]]; then
+        if ! _git_path_matches_allowed_path "$path" "$allowed_path"; then
             return 1
         fi
     done <<< "$status_output"
@@ -353,6 +365,9 @@ check_script_up_to_date() {
     ahead=$(git -C "$repo_root" rev-list --count "$upstream"..HEAD 2>/dev/null)
     if [[ -n "$behind" && "$behind" -gt 0 ]]; then
         log_warn "Repository is $behind commit(s) behind $upstream. Script may be out of date."
+        if [[ "$dirty" == true ]]; then
+            return 3
+        fi
         return 2
     elif [[ -n "$ahead" && "$ahead" -gt 0 ]]; then
         log_info "Repository is $ahead commit(s) ahead of $upstream."
diff --git a/lib/bash/git/tests/lib_git.bats b/lib/bash/git/tests/lib_git.bats
index 86ba03d..b4db3c3 100644
--- a/lib/bash/git/tests/lib_git.bats
+++ b/lib/bash/git/tests/lib_git.bats
@@ -347,6 +347,44 @@ setup() {
     [ "$rc" -eq 1 ]
 }
 
+@test "_git_only_path_dirty rejects renames from outside the allowed path" {
+    local repo="$TEST_TMPDIR/repo"
+    local rc
+
+    init_git_repo "$repo"
+    mkdir -p "$repo/shared" "$repo/src"
+    printf 'one\n' > "$repo/src/one.txt"
+    commit_all "$repo" "Initial commit"
+    git -C "$repo" mv src/one.txt shared/one.txt
+
+    pushd "$repo" >/dev/null
+    set +e
+    _git_only_path_dirty "shared"
+    rc=$?
+    set -e
+    popd >/dev/null
+
+    [ "$rc" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "_git_only_path_dirty accepts renames inside the allowed path" {
+    local repo="$TEST_TMPDIR/repo"
+    local rc
+
+    init_git_repo "$repo"
+    mkdir -p "$repo/shared"
+    printf 'one\n' > "$repo/shared/one.txt"
+    commit_all "$repo" "Initial commit"
+    git -C "$repo" mv shared/one.txt shared/two.txt
+
+    pushd "$repo" >/dev/null
+    _git_only_path_dirty "shared"
+    rc=$?
+    popd >/dev/null
+
+    [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
 @test "git_update_repo cleans up temp log without changing RETURN trap" {
     local repo="$TEST_TMPDIR/repo"
     local temp_dir="$TEST_TMPDIR/git-temp"
@@ -597,3 +635,26 @@ setup() {
     [ "$status" -eq 3 ]
     [[ "$output" == *"has local modifications"* ]]
 }
+
+@test "check_script_up_to_date returns 3 when a script is both behind and dirty" {
+    local other="$TEST_TMPDIR/other"
+    local repo="$TEST_TMPDIR/repo"
+    local remote="$TEST_TMPDIR/remote.git"
+    local script_path="$repo/scripts/tool.sh"
+
+    create_tracked_repo_with_upstream "$repo" "$remote" "scripts/tool.sh" "#!/usr/bin/env bash"
+    git clone "$remote" "$other" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    git -C "$other" config user.name "Bats Test"
+    git -C "$other" config user.email "bats@example.com"
+    printf 'echo remote\n' >> "$other/scripts/tool.sh"
+    git -C "$other" add scripts/tool.sh
+    git -C "$other" commit -m "Update remote script" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    git -C "$other" push origin main >/dev/null 2>&1
+    printf 'echo dirty\n' >> "$script_path"
+
+    bats_run check_script_up_to_date --fetch "$script_path"
+
+    [ "$status" -eq 3 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *"has local modifications"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" == *"Repository is 1 commit(s) behind origin/main"* ]]
+}