diff --git a/release-manifest.json b/release-manifest.json
index 6bdf0067..84af96d5 100644
--- a/release-manifest.json
+++ b/release-manifest.json
@@ -1,30 +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."
+    "Minibits claims that every mint reports as already spent leave the retry queue, clearing repeated failure notices. Network errors and mixed mint failures remain queued for another attempt.",
+    "Minibits polls its primary relay first and connects to public fallback relays only when the primary is unreachable, reducing unnecessary connections.",
+    "Large payment backlogs are fetched from newest to oldest with a saved cursor, so polling can resume after interruptions or page limits. Payments sharing the same timestamp remain reachable.",
+    "Added regression coverage for spent-claim classification, wrapped and mixed mint errors, same-second payments, and interrupted or multi-poll backlogs."
   ],
   "components": [
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-      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.16-alpha/archipelago",
+      "current_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.17-alpha/archipelago",
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "new_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
-      "sha256": "1800f57678a0b994ab2e43a830ef06d1c96fd3cc7be47ce4e6e46b7df8a5420f",
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+      "sha256": "32a7b009eb58f8c9f256e6597711a77ded11e15d5865a3fe16901603264e1f70",
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-      "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
+      "current_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.17-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.8.17-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.8.17-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "new_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "sha256": "faf692e9a0e16268357bcac2bf86b62950ae49663e3c95982e54a132bb761980",
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-  "version": "1.8.16-alpha"
+  "version": "1.8.17-alpha"
 }
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index 6bdf0067..84af96d5 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 {
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-    "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."
+    "Minibits claims that every mint reports as already spent leave the retry queue, clearing repeated failure notices. Network errors and mixed mint failures remain queued for another attempt.",
+    "Minibits polls its primary relay first and connects to public fallback relays only when the primary is unreachable, reducing unnecessary connections.",
+    "Large payment backlogs are fetched from newest to oldest with a saved cursor, so polling can resume after interruptions or page limits. Payments sharing the same timestamp remain reachable.",
+    "Added regression coverage for spent-claim classification, wrapped and mixed mint errors, same-second payments, and interrupted or multi-poll backlogs."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
-      "current_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.16-alpha/archipelago",
+      "current_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.17-alpha/archipelago",
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "new_version": "1.8.16-alpha",
-      "sha256": "1800f57678a0b994ab2e43a830ef06d1c96fd3cc7be47ce4e6e46b7df8a5420f",
-      "size_bytes": 64851944
+      "new_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "sha256": "32a7b009eb58f8c9f256e6597711a77ded11e15d5865a3fe16901603264e1f70",
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-      "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
+      "current_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.17-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.8.17-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.8.17-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "new_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
+      "sha256": "faf692e9a0e16268357bcac2bf86b62950ae49663e3c95982e54a132bb761980",
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   ],
   "release_date": "2026-09-15",
-  "signature": "083b131a6b895e1ff8fb9e9a52b1ead260e2140081a0295ae6756cbbc4f8f2c30e8a8bc72822c905702e21ac90f7cb85d5cca9b5f8c10fc87f32a365da202c0d",
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-  "version": "1.8.16-alpha"
+  "version": "1.8.17-alpha"
 }
diff --git a/releases/pending/v1.8.17-alpha/manifest.json b/releases/pending/v1.8.17-alpha/manifest.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 84af96d5..00000000
--- a/releases/pending/v1.8.17-alpha/manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "changelog": [
-    "Minibits claims that every mint reports as already spent leave the retry queue, clearing repeated failure notices. Network errors and mixed mint failures remain queued for another attempt.",
-    "Minibits polls its primary relay first and connects to public fallback relays only when the primary is unreachable, reducing unnecessary connections.",
-    "Large payment backlogs are fetched from newest to oldest with a saved cursor, so polling can resume after interruptions or page limits. Payments sharing the same timestamp remain reachable.",
-    "Added regression coverage for spent-claim classification, wrapped and mixed mint errors, same-second payments, and interrupted or multi-poll backlogs."
-  ],
-  "components": [
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-      "current_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
-      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.17-alpha/archipelago",
-      "name": "archipelago",
-      "new_version": "1.8.17-alpha",
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-      "download_url": "https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.8.17-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.8.17-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.8.17-alpha.tar.gz",
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-  "release_date": "2026-09-15",
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-  "version": "1.8.17-alpha"
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