release(v1.7.9-alpha): OTA proof bump on top of mv-based apply

Version-only bump. First release where .116/.198/.253 (running v1.7.8
with the mv-based apply) should walk through Check → Download →
Install → auto-restart cleanly via UI, no sideload intervention.

Artefacts:
  archipelago                                      1ec7383d…301629  40378536
  archipelago-frontend-1.7.9-alpha.tar.gz          4fb79664…0172e9  76984615 (reused)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/Cargo.lock

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.8-alpha"
+version = "1.7.9-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",

core/archipelago/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.8-alpha"
+version = "1.7.9-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
 authors = ["Archipelago Team"]

releases/manifest.json

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.8-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.9-alpha",
   "release_date": "2026-04-20",
   "changelog": [
-    "Install Update finally works end-to-end over the air. The installer was trying to overwrite the running backend binary with a tool that fails on in-use files (ETXTBSY) — swapped it for an atomic rename, which the kernel allows on a live executable. Every previous 'Failed to apply update' attempt was this one root cause."
+    "OTA verification release — nothing new to see. Click Install Update, grab a coffee, and watch the sidebar flip to 1.7.9-alpha on its own. If this one works end to end, the pipeline is solid and future updates will flow the same way."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.7-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.8-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.8-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "2753daec113bb4fbbc2a68148ef1579524a26707733eea410faf400b9948094d",
-      "size_bytes": 40377648
+      "current_version": "1.7.8-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.9-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.9-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "1ec7383de8e6b5caa67ec93311db7b5695e1831730fbd40ce56a5aa5aa301629",
+      "size_bytes": 40378536
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.8-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.7-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.8-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.8-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.8-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.9-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.8-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.9-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.9-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.9-alpha.tar.gz",
       "sha256": "4fb796643cc9dc8469078ca3392f7cc5541071f6849979922b3259e5f20172e9",
       "size_bytes": 76984615
     }