diff --git a/core/Cargo.lock b/core/Cargo.lock
index 01b5972e..0871ecd7 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.lock
+++ b/core/Cargo.lock
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.0-alpha"
+version = "1.7.1-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",
diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index c126161c..d298a551 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.0-alpha"
+version = "1.7.1-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
 authors = ["Archipelago Team"]
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index 1a0acede..8f610eba 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,32 +1,23 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.0-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.1-alpha",
   "release_date": "2026-04-20",
   "changelog": [
-    "Every identity now gets a personal avatar the moment it's created. Your main node identity gets a distinctive hexagonal-network icon; other identities get a colourful generated pattern unique to each one.",
-    "Profile editor: upload a profile picture and a banner, then tap Save — your Nostr profile now goes out to the relays in one step. No more 'Save' vs 'Save & Publish' confusion.",
-    "Profile pictures and banners you upload are now reachable by other Nostr clients across the network — not just your own browser. Anyone who sees your profile on a relay can load the image.",
-    "Update downloads on slow connections no longer cut out right at the end. The client waits up to 30 minutes for each component instead of giving up after 15 seconds.",
-    "When you move a node to a new version without going through Check for Updates (for example via a reinstall or manual copy), it now reports the new version correctly instead of endlessly saying 'update available'.",
-    "Your VPN peers come back automatically after a reboot. No more rescanning QR codes on your phone or laptop.",
-    "Fresh installs stay lean — only File Browser is included out of the box. Other apps wait in the Marketplace until you pick them.",
-    "File Browser stops rebooting itself every few hours — the housekeeper now leaves it alone once it's healthy.",
-    "One-click 'Pull & Rebuild' button works for nodes that update from source (the development path), not just the standard download path.",
-    "The download progress number is now clean (like 45.23%) instead of 45.270894%."
+    "Over-the-air update test — same features as 1.7.0, just a fresh version number so your node can try the new download-and-apply flow end-to-end. Safe to apply; nothing to do afterwards."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.6.0-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.0-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.0-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "12f838c502704689aa3185e3a2989b4f002527f8af54cefa776119755b5ba82d",
-      "size_bytes": 40381864
+      "current_version": "1.7.0-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.1-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "7f7981bdf33af6fdb0022338c62e0a102b17c1da95f87f630b07fc2b6056eef0",
+      "size_bytes": 40391760
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.0-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.6.0-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.0-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.0-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.0-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.1-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.0-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.1-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.1-alpha.tar.gz",
       "sha256": "dc3b63afedc45a663a023702ea23b6ac499d5b2731078a9b5a2feb57ae9a8370",
       "size_bytes": 76984288
     }
diff --git a/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago b/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7401bf0a
Binary files /dev/null and b/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago differ
diff --git a/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.1-alpha.tar.gz b/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.1-alpha.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d9cd714
Binary files /dev/null and b/releases/v1.7.1-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.1-alpha.tar.gz differ