From 1b0ed281b25dce00107f93f537964347dd5db28b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: archipelago <archipelago@localhost>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:59:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: prepare release v1.8.16-alpha

---
 core/Cargo.lock                              |  2 +-
 core/archipelago/Cargo.toml                  |  2 +-
 neode-ui/package-lock.json                   |  4 +--
 neode-ui/package.json                        |  2 +-
 releases/pending/v1.8.16-alpha/manifest.json | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 releases/pending/v1.8.16-alpha/manifest.json

diff --git a/core/Cargo.lock b/core/Cargo.lock
index 4016028f..85a0f17a 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.lock
+++ b/core/Cargo.lock
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.8.15-alpha"
+version = "1.8.16-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",
diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index 764d3204..820fc99b 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.8.15-alpha"
+version = "1.8.16-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 license.workspace = true
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
diff --git a/neode-ui/package-lock.json b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
index 8e59474b..766b5b81 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
-  "version": "1.8.15-alpha",
+  "version": "1.8.16-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "neode-ui",
-      "version": "1.8.15-alpha",
+      "version": "1.8.16-alpha",
       "dependencies": {
         "@scure/bip39": "^2.2.0",
         "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
diff --git a/neode-ui/package.json b/neode-ui/package.json
index ca9d970d..b34901a4 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.8.15-alpha",
+  "version": "1.8.16-alpha",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./start-dev.sh",
diff --git a/releases/pending/v1.8.16-alpha/manifest.json b/releases/pending/v1.8.16-alpha/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bdf0067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/pending/v1.8.16-alpha/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "changelog": [
+    "App updates refresh and verify the signed catalog before changing containers. A failed refresh or manifest reload cancels the update, and automatic updates wait for a successful refresh.",
+    "Fixed repeated Mempool update offers: downstream `-archyN` patches now sort above their upstream release, and moving a published image between registry namespaces does not hide a genuine upgrade.",
+    "Updates inspect installed component versions, refuse known downgrades, skip containers already at the target versions, and verify the resulting versions before reporting success.",
+    "Added regression coverage for stale catalogs, matching versions, publisher namespace changes, stack component updates, and keeping running containers untouched when no upgrade is needed."
+  ],
+  "components": [
+    {
+      "current_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.16-alpha/archipelago",
+      "name": "archipelago",
+      "new_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
+      "sha256": "1800f57678a0b994ab2e43a830ef06d1c96fd3cc7be47ce4e6e46b7df8a5420f",
+      "size_bytes": 64851944
+    },
+    {
+      "current_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.16-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.8.16-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.8.16-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "new_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
+      "sha256": "7dd73c50a54bc530385d9e450a18cbff9c3f4ffaf289a2a7b21e5d3803116722",
+      "size_bytes": 98799570
+    }
+  ],
+  "release_date": "2026-09-15",
+  "signature": "083b131a6b895e1ff8fb9e9a52b1ead260e2140081a0295ae6756cbbc4f8f2c30e8a8bc72822c905702e21ac90f7cb85d5cca9b5f8c10fc87f32a365da202c0d",
+  "signed_by": "did:key:z6Mkfu5LT8d4DjETtrkATvHh9Dvcbnr7zBCUwfau8Sw7DLWT",
+  "version": "1.8.16-alpha"
+}