diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9398869..2ca361e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ timeseries database. Both client libraries target the schema defined here:
 Neither project should keep its own copy of the DDL. When the schema changes,
 it changes **here**, and both projects re-provision / re-test against it.
 
-Current schema version: **1.1.0** (see [`VERSION`](VERSION); recorded at runtime
+Current schema version: **1.2.0** (see [`VERSION`](VERSION); recorded at runtime
 in the `meta.schema_version` table).
 
 ---
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9084fa2..26aaba0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
+1.2.0
diff --git a/sql/03_tables.sql b/sql/03_tables.sql
index f6e5a2b..cc009ed 100644
--- a/sql/03_tables.sql
+++ b/sql/03_tables.sql
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ CREATE TABLE meta.sessions (
     exchange_id character varying(12) NOT NULL
 );
 
+-- Registry of series schemas. A series may only live in a registered schema
+-- (FK from meta.series.db_schema, 04_indexes.sql). Every other schema in the
+-- database belongs to the user and is never touched by the clients.
+CREATE TABLE meta.series_schemas (
+    name text NOT NULL,
+    description text,
+    created_at timestamp with time zone NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    created_by text NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_USER
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE meta.timezones (
     iana_name character varying(50) NOT NULL,
     display_name character varying(100) NOT NULL,
diff --git a/sql/04_indexes.sql b/sql/04_indexes.sql
index 20c50c2..6f192df 100644
--- a/sql/04_indexes.sql
+++ b/sql/04_indexes.sql
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ ALTER TABLE meta.currencies ADD CONSTRAINT currencies_pkey PRIMARY KEY (code);
 ALTER TABLE meta.security_types ADD CONSTRAINT security_types_pkey PRIMARY KEY (code);
 ALTER TABLE meta.timezones ADD CONSTRAINT timezones_pkey PRIMARY KEY (iana_name);
 
+-- Series schema registry. Names follow the table-name rule shared by both
+-- clients: lower case, [a-z_][a-z0-9_]*, at most 63 bytes, never quoted.
+ALTER TABLE meta.series_schemas ADD CONSTRAINT series_schemas_pkey PRIMARY KEY (name);
+ALTER TABLE meta.series_schemas ADD CONSTRAINT series_schemas_name_check
+    CHECK (name ~ '^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$' AND octet_length(name) <= 63);
+
+-- A series may only live in a registered schema -- enforced here, so no
+-- client can bypass it. RESTRICT: a schema cannot be unregistered while it
+-- still holds series.
+ALTER TABLE meta.series ADD CONSTRAINT series_db_schema_fkey
+    FOREIGN KEY (db_schema) REFERENCES meta.series_schemas (name)
+    ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE RESTRICT;
+
+-- Table names follow the same rule (Core contract 6 in both clients).
+ALTER TABLE meta.series ADD CONSTRAINT series_table_name_check
+    CHECK (table_name ~ '^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$' AND octet_length(table_name) <= 63);
+
 CREATE INDEX idx_event_log_series_timestamp ON log.event_log USING btree (series_name, "timestamp" DESC);
 
 CREATE INDEX idx_event_log_timestamp ON log.event_log USING btree ("timestamp" DESC);
diff --git a/sql/07_reference_data.sql b/sql/07_reference_data.sql
index 23c1fdd..2a4b73b 100644
--- a/sql/07_reference_data.sql
+++ b/sql/07_reference_data.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- Reference data (timezones and currencies)
+-- Reference data (series schema registry, timezones, currencies, security types)
 -- Generated: 2025-10-15T12:24:56.582392
 
 -- Timezones
@@ -767,3 +767,7 @@ VALUES
   ('OPT', 'Option', 'Equity and index options', NULL),
   ('STK', 'Stock', 'Common and preferred equities', NULL),
   ('WAR', 'Warrant', 'Equity warrants', NULL);
+
+-- Series schema registry: the default schema, created in 01_schemas.sql
+INSERT INTO meta.series_schemas (name, description)
+VALUES ('series', 'Default series schema');
diff --git a/sql/09_schema_check.sql b/sql/09_schema_check.sql
index 48a011d..8e6d46f 100644
--- a/sql/09_schema_check.sql
+++ b/sql/09_schema_check.sql
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ BEGIN
         ('meta.instruments', 'asset_class', 'character varying(30)', false),
         ('meta.instruments', 'geography', 'character varying(30)', false),
         ('meta.instruments', 'underlying', 'character varying(30)', false),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 'name', 'text', true),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 'description', 'text', false),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 'created_at', 'timestamp with time zone', true),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 'created_by', 'text', true),
         ('meta.security_types', 'code', 'character varying(10)', true),
         ('meta.security_types', 'name', 'character varying(50)', true),
         ('meta.security_types', 'description', 'text', false),
@@ -211,6 +215,10 @@ BEGIN
         ('meta.sessions', 'sessions_pkey'),
         ('meta.series', 'series_pkey'),
         ('meta.series', 'series_schema_table_key'),
+        ('meta.series', 'series_db_schema_fkey'),
+        ('meta.series', 'series_table_name_check'),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 'series_schemas_pkey'),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 'series_schemas_name_check'),
         ('meta.currencies', 'currencies_pkey'),
         ('meta.security_types', 'security_types_pkey'),
         ('meta.timezones', 'timezones_pkey')
@@ -301,12 +309,27 @@ BEGIN
         FROM (VALUES
         ('meta.timezones', 563),
         ('meta.currencies', 179),
-        ('meta.security_types', 13)
+        ('meta.security_types', 13),
+        ('meta.series_schemas', 1)
         ) AS e(tbl, expected)
         WHERE to_regclass(e.tbl) IS NOT NULL
     ) AS r
     WHERE r.actual < r.expected;
 
+    -- Series schema registry ------------------------------------------------
+    -- Only REGISTERED schemas are examined; user schemas are never looked at.
+    IF to_regclass('meta.series_schemas') IS NOT NULL THEN
+        RETURN QUERY
+        SELECT 'series schema series', 'not registered in meta.series_schemas'
+        WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM meta.series_schemas WHERE name = 'series');
+
+        RETURN QUERY
+        SELECT 'series schema ' || r.name, 'registered but the schema does not exist'
+        FROM meta.series_schemas r
+        WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_namespace WHERE nspname = r.name)
+        ORDER BY r.name;
+    END IF;
+
     IF to_regclass('meta.schema_version') IS NOT NULL THEN
         RETURN QUERY
         SELECT 'schema version', 'not recorded in meta.schema_version'
diff --git a/sql/10_schema_version.sql b/sql/10_schema_version.sql
index 00c6866..c6cd3b4 100644
--- a/sql/10_schema_version.sql
+++ b/sql/10_schema_version.sql
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 -- they were built for (Python: DB_SCHEMA_VERSION in tsapi_pgdb/_version.py).
 
 INSERT INTO meta.schema_version (version, description)
-VALUES ('1.1.0', 'meta.find_schema_problems(); every install runs 00-10');
+VALUES ('1.2.0', 'meta.series_schemas registry; lower-case table name check');