diff --git a/core/Cargo.lock b/core/Cargo.lock
index a7e2c655..627364ac 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.lock
+++ b/core/Cargo.lock
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.107-alpha"
+version = "1.7.108-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",
diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index acd7543e..4cd49ca9 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.107-alpha"
+version = "1.7.108-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
 authors = ["Archipelago Team"]
diff --git a/neode-ui/package-lock.json b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
index 82f86d18..994ac5e3 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
-  "version": "1.7.107-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.108-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "neode-ui",
-      "version": "1.7.107-alpha",
+      "version": "1.7.108-alpha",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
         "@vue-leaflet/vue-leaflet": "^0.10.1",
diff --git a/neode-ui/package.json b/neode-ui/package.json
index de3b0a54..c494c810 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.107-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.108-alpha",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./start-dev.sh",
diff --git a/release-manifest.json b/release-manifest.json
index bb34340a..3b6e5eb1 100644
--- a/release-manifest.json
+++ b/release-manifest.json
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.107-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-07-20",
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-    "Your node rejoins the mesh faster after an update. Applying this update briefly restarts the mesh service, and previously a node could sit disconnected from other nodes for up to five minutes before it retried. It now notices the restart and reconnects within seconds.",
-    "Behind the scenes: fixed the installer image build so it no longer stops on a component that was removed from the product, and so it correctly includes the private relay it was meant to bundle \u2014 two separate faults that had been failing the build."
+    "Your node connects to the private mesh far more reliably. Nodes rely on a public rendezvous point to find each other, and the only one available was unreachable from many home and office networks — leaving some nodes unable to join the mesh at all. There is now a second, always-reachable rendezvous point, and your node tries every one it knows, so it joins the mesh in seconds instead of being stranded.",
+    "Wi-Fi setup now heals itself on older nodes. Some nodes set up before a mid-year fix couldn't connect to a Wi-Fi network from the screen — it failed with a permissions error — because the piece that lets the node manage networking on your behalf was missing. Nodes now put that piece in place automatically on startup, so \"scan, pick a network, type the password, connect\" works without reinstalling.",
+    "Your node rejoins the mesh within seconds after an update. Applying an update briefly restarts the mesh service, and previously a node could sit disconnected from other nodes for up to five minutes before it retried.",
+    "The TV screen now fits your television. On a large or 4K TV the interface rendered tiny with no way to zoom on a keyboard-less screen; it now sizes itself to a comfortable, readable scale automatically (and small laptop panels are left unchanged).",
+    "More TV-screen polish: the built-in assistant shows its dark theme instead of bright white panels, the on-screen hint for switching between the kiosk and a terminal now points at the right keys, the welcome logo no longer occasionally renders as garbled characters, and an accidental tap of the power button no longer shuts the node down — hold it to power off on purpose.",
+    "Behind the scenes: fixed the installer image build so it no longer stops on a component that was removed from the product, and so it correctly includes the private relay it was meant to bundle."
   ],
   "components": [
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+      "current_version": "1.7.108-alpha",
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+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.108-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.108-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.108-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "new_version": "1.7.108-alpha",
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     }
-  ]
+  ],
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+  "signed_by": "did:key:z6MkkidEnEpo6qHMCNSZoNKWtvQvxq3whnaME9wGgEFhq7ur",
+  "version": "1.7.108-alpha"
 }
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index bb34340a..3b6e5eb1 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.107-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-07-20",
   "changelog": [
-    "Wi-Fi setup now heals itself on older nodes. Some nodes set up before a mid-year fix couldn't connect to a Wi-Fi network from the screen \u2014 it failed with a permissions error \u2014 because the piece that lets the node manage networking on your behalf was missing. Nodes now put that piece in place automatically on startup, so \"scan, pick a network, type the password, connect\" works without reinstalling.",
-    "Your node rejoins the mesh faster after an update. Applying this update briefly restarts the mesh service, and previously a node could sit disconnected from other nodes for up to five minutes before it retried. It now notices the restart and reconnects within seconds.",
-    "Behind the scenes: fixed the installer image build so it no longer stops on a component that was removed from the product, and so it correctly includes the private relay it was meant to bundle \u2014 two separate faults that had been failing the build."
+    "Your node connects to the private mesh far more reliably. Nodes rely on a public rendezvous point to find each other, and the only one available was unreachable from many home and office networks — leaving some nodes unable to join the mesh at all. There is now a second, always-reachable rendezvous point, and your node tries every one it knows, so it joins the mesh in seconds instead of being stranded.",
+    "Wi-Fi setup now heals itself on older nodes. Some nodes set up before a mid-year fix couldn't connect to a Wi-Fi network from the screen — it failed with a permissions error — because the piece that lets the node manage networking on your behalf was missing. Nodes now put that piece in place automatically on startup, so \"scan, pick a network, type the password, connect\" works without reinstalling.",
+    "Your node rejoins the mesh within seconds after an update. Applying an update briefly restarts the mesh service, and previously a node could sit disconnected from other nodes for up to five minutes before it retried.",
+    "The TV screen now fits your television. On a large or 4K TV the interface rendered tiny with no way to zoom on a keyboard-less screen; it now sizes itself to a comfortable, readable scale automatically (and small laptop panels are left unchanged).",
+    "More TV-screen polish: the built-in assistant shows its dark theme instead of bright white panels, the on-screen hint for switching between the kiosk and a terminal now points at the right keys, the welcome logo no longer occasionally renders as garbled characters, and an accidental tap of the power button no longer shuts the node down — hold it to power off on purpose.",
+    "Behind the scenes: fixed the installer image build so it no longer stops on a component that was removed from the product, and so it correctly includes the private relay it was meant to bundle."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
+      "current_version": "1.7.108-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.108-alpha/archipelago",
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.107-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.107-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.107-alpha/archipelago",
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-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.107-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.107-alpha.tar.gz",
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+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.108-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.108-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.108-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "new_version": "1.7.108-alpha",
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+  "signed_by": "did:key:z6MkkidEnEpo6qHMCNSZoNKWtvQvxq3whnaME9wGgEFhq7ur",
+  "version": "1.7.108-alpha"
 }