diff --git a/core/Cargo.lock b/core/Cargo.lock
index adb51d9d..a37db853 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.lock
+++ b/core/Cargo.lock
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.10-alpha"
+version = "1.7.11-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",
diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index e7e33b53..d7fee2c7 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.10-alpha"
+version = "1.7.11-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
 authors = ["Archipelago Team"]
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index b4db423a..30844e37 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.10-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.11-alpha",
   "release_date": "2026-04-20",
   "changelog": [
-    "Install Update actually applies now. The installer had to write into system folders that the backend service was sandboxed out of — every earlier 'Failed to apply update' was a layer of that onion. Fixed by running the file swaps in a separate system context.",
-    "FIPS status on the Home and Server pages now reflects whether the public anchor is reachable. You'll see 'Active · N peers' (green) when healthy or 'No anchor' (orange) when the network is blocking the bootstrap — same signal as the full FIPS card.",
-    "Pasting an https://… URL into the profile picture or banner now previews correctly. Before, if the URL failed to load, the UI would silently blank out instead of showing your initial as a placeholder.",
-    "Uploaded profile pictures under 64 KB are now embedded directly in your Nostr profile (as a data URL), so any Nostr client can see them — not just ones routing over Tor. Larger uploads keep the onion URL for now, with a hint to paste a public URL for wider visibility."
+    "OTA proof release — first version where Install Update should run clean from the UI with no manual steps. Click it and watch the sidebar flip to 1.7.11-alpha on its own."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.9-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.10-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.10-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "4a77c704b5c1ac0b424ccfc7ed123c50e2708764ac2b4916af534e80382aa6f8",
-      "size_bytes": 40379696
+      "current_version": "1.7.10-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.11-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.11-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "cf003f622a0848b24b85c1034e08acda6abcb0123b5595c51b5a80040f65465f",
+      "size_bytes": 40378752
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.10-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.9-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.10-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.10-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.10-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.11-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.10-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.11-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.11-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.11-alpha.tar.gz",
       "sha256": "0644a43611309031efbb9b235a3602f0828f709fcaec0047543d96e1cbd54f58",
       "size_bytes": 76983846
     }
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