diff --git a/cbmc/proofs/poly_tobytes/Makefile b/cbmc/proofs/poly_tobytes/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08f47f85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cbmc/proofs/poly_tobytes/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+include ../Makefile_params.common
+
+HARNESS_ENTRY = harness
+HARNESS_FILE = poly_tobytes_harness
+
+# This should be a unique identifier for this proof, and will appear on the
+# Litani dashboard. It can be human-readable and contain spaces if you wish.
+PROOF_UID = poly_tobytes
+
+DEFINES +=
+INCLUDES +=
+
+REMOVE_FUNCTION_BODY +=
+UNWINDSET +=
+
+PROOF_SOURCES += $(PROOFDIR)/$(HARNESS_FILE).c
+PROJECT_SOURCES += $(SRCDIR)/mlkem/poly.c
+
+CHECK_FUNCTION_CONTRACTS=$(KYBER_NAMESPACE)poly_tobytes
+USE_FUNCTION_CONTRACTS=
+APPLY_LOOP_CONTRACTS=on
+USE_DYNAMIC_FRAMES=1
+
+# Disable any setting of EXTERNAL_SAT_SOLVER, and choose SMT backend instead
+EXTERNAL_SAT_SOLVER=
+CBMCFLAGS=--bitwuzla
+
+FUNCTION_NAME = $(KYBER_NAMESPACE)poly_tobytes
+
+# If this proof is found to consume huge amounts of RAM, you can set the
+# EXPENSIVE variable. With new enough versions of the proof tools, this will
+# restrict the number of EXPENSIVE CBMC jobs running at once. See the
+# documentation in Makefile.common under the "Job Pools" heading for details.
+# EXPENSIVE = true
+
+# This function is large enough to need...
+CBMC_OBJECT_BITS = 8
+
+# If you require access to a file-local ("static") function or object to conduct
+# your proof, set the following (and do not include the original source file
+# ("mlkem/poly.c") in PROJECT_SOURCES).
+# REWRITTEN_SOURCES = $(PROOFDIR)/<__SOURCE_FILE_BASENAME__>.i
+# include ../Makefile.common
+# $(PROOFDIR)/<__SOURCE_FILE_BASENAME__>.i_SOURCE = $(SRCDIR)/mlkem/poly.c
+# $(PROOFDIR)/<__SOURCE_FILE_BASENAME__>.i_FUNCTIONS = foo bar
+# $(PROOFDIR)/<__SOURCE_FILE_BASENAME__>.i_OBJECTS = baz
+# Care is required with variables on the left-hand side: REWRITTEN_SOURCES must
+# be set before including Makefile.common, but any use of variables on the
+# left-hand side requires those variables to be defined. Hence, _SOURCE,
+# _FUNCTIONS, _OBJECTS is set after including Makefile.common.
+
+include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/cbmc/proofs/poly_tobytes/cbmc-proof.txt b/cbmc/proofs/poly_tobytes/cbmc-proof.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d1913ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cbmc/proofs/poly_tobytes/cbmc-proof.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# This file marks this directory as containing a CBMC proof.
diff --git a/mlkem/poly.c b/mlkem/poly.c
index 5ff1c01a7..4af93da70 100644
--- a/mlkem/poly.c
+++ b/mlkem/poly.c
@@ -198,17 +198,33 @@ void poly_decompress(poly *r, const uint8_t a[KYBER_POLYCOMPRESSEDBYTES]) {
 #if !defined(MLKEM_USE_NATIVE_POLY_TOBYTES)
 void poly_tobytes(uint8_t r[KYBER_POLYBYTES], const poly *a) {
   POLY_UBOUND(a, KYBER_Q);
-  unsigned int i;
-  uint16_t t0, t1;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < KYBER_N / 2; i++) {
-    t0 = a->coeffs[2 * i];
-    t1 = a->coeffs[2 * i + 1];
-    // REF-CHANGE: Precondition change, we assume unsigned canonical data
-    r[3 * i + 0] = (t0 >> 0);
-    r[3 * i + 1] = (t0 >> 8) | (t1 << 4);
-    r[3 * i + 2] = (t1 >> 4);
-  }
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < KYBER_N / 2; i++)
+      // clang-format off
+  ASSIGNS(i, OBJECT_WHOLE(r))
+  INVARIANT(i >= 0 && i <= KYBER_N / 2)
+  DECREASES(KYBER_N / 2 - i)
+    // clang-format on
+    {
+      const uint16_t t0 = a->coeffs[2 * i];
+      const uint16_t t1 = a->coeffs[2 * i + 1];
+      // REF-CHANGE: Precondition change, we assume unsigned canonical data
+
+      // t0 and t1 are both < KYBER_Q, so contain at most 12 bits each of
+      // significant data, so these can be packed into 24 bits or exactly
+      // 3 bytes, as follows.
+
+      // Least significant bits 0 - 7 of t0.
+      r[3 * i + 0] = t0 & 0xFF;
+
+      // Most significant bits 8 - 11 of t0 become the least significant
+      // nibble of the second byte. The least significant 4 bits
+      // of t1 become the upper nibble of the second byte.
+      r[3 * i + 1] = (t0 >> 8) | ((t1 << 4) & 0xF0);
+
+      // Bits 4 - 11 of t1 become the third byte.
+      r[3 * i + 2] = t1 >> 4;
+    }
 }
 #else  /* MLKEM_USE_NATIVE_POLY_TOBYTES */
 void poly_tobytes(uint8_t r[KYBER_POLYBYTES], const poly *a) {
diff --git a/mlkem/poly.h b/mlkem/poly.h
index 6eeec2e36..173263ec7 100644
--- a/mlkem/poly.h
+++ b/mlkem/poly.h
@@ -179,7 +179,12 @@ void poly_decompress(poly *r, const uint8_t a[KYBER_POLYCOMPRESSEDBYTES])
                                         (KYBER_Q - 1)));
 
 #define poly_tobytes KYBER_NAMESPACE(poly_tobytes)
-void poly_tobytes(uint8_t r[KYBER_POLYBYTES], const poly *a);
+void poly_tobytes(uint8_t r[KYBER_POLYBYTES], const poly *a)
+    REQUIRES(a != NULL && IS_FRESH(a, sizeof(poly)))
+        REQUIRES(ARRAY_IN_BOUNDS(int, k, 0, (KYBER_N - 1), a->coeffs, 0,
+                                 (KYBER_Q - 1))) ASSIGNS(OBJECT_WHOLE(r));
+
+
 #define poly_frombytes KYBER_NAMESPACE(poly_frombytes)
 void poly_frombytes(poly *r, const uint8_t a[KYBER_POLYBYTES]);