diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 2be3aea..9299b91 100755
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -581,17 +581,19 @@ function thalim_membres_can_edit_post( $allcaps, $caps, $args, $user ) {
     // Meta caps that carry a post ID in $args[2] (e.g. wp-admin/post.php load).
     $meta_caps_with_id = [ 'edit_post', 'edit_page' ];
 
-    // Primitive caps called during the admin save/publish flow *without* a
+    // Primitive caps called during the admin save flow *without* a
     // post_id (e.g. wp-admin/includes/post.php:76 checks edit_others_posts
     // directly when $post_author !== current user). We infer the post_id from
     // the request so we can still authorize membres per-post.
+    //
+    // NOTE: publish_posts / publish_pages are intentionally NOT in this list —
+    // contributors listed in `membres` must be able to edit (incl. published)
+    // posts of the lab, but only editors/admins should be able to publish.
     $primitive_caps_in_save_flow = [
         'edit_others_posts',
         'edit_others_pages',
         'edit_published_posts',
         'edit_published_pages',
-        'publish_posts',
-        'publish_pages',
     ];
 
     $post_id = 0;