From 562871b1ce95749352c487fbf9ffc517b0b5ef69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: archipelago <archipelago@localhost>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:18:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: prepare signed release v1.8.19-alpha

---
 releases/pending/v1.8.19-alpha/manifest.json | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 releases/pending/v1.8.19-alpha/manifest.json

diff --git a/releases/pending/v1.8.19-alpha/manifest.json b/releases/pending/v1.8.19-alpha/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28253e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/pending/v1.8.19-alpha/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "changelog": [
+    "Fixed the embedded AIUI chat page painting a second background and dark scrim over Archy’s dashboard background.",
+    "Embedded AIUI now stays transparent so the dashboard background appears once.",
+    "AIUI background fixes are now included reliably in OTA updates and fresh installations."
+  ],
+  "components": [
+    {
+      "current_version": "1.8.19-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.19-alpha/archipelago",
+      "name": "archipelago",
+      "new_version": "1.8.19-alpha",
+      "sha256": "bb500d02567ad16179179d43138cc6fdafee680835262026eeaa7d1bc8cdd307",
+      "size_bytes": 64495784
+    },
+    {
+      "current_version": "1.8.19-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.19-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.8.19-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.8.19-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "new_version": "1.8.19-alpha",
+      "sha256": "fbbaa237e2ea4e9e576dda9b15fdcf3c59c40bc55bfee4ebbea303b0172fc49b",
+      "size_bytes": 97142031
+    }
+  ],
+  "release_date": "2026-09-28",
+  "signature": "4da9bf766d94c2de6641619a36663106791c7a1d342b729c666662cdde1feabdf11c51994c1cbbe2a0e2b270c316d77763435e976ce22730855b3822bc9d390a",
+  "signed_by": "did:key:z6Mkfu5LT8d4DjETtrkATvHh9Dvcbnr7zBCUwfau8Sw7DLWT",
+  "version": "1.8.19-alpha"
+}