diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0c35c64..f57929fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.7.56-alpha (2026-05-14)
+
+- Health notifications now clear when an app is no longer unhealthy, including stale alerts for removed containers such as Portainer.
+- Quadlet environment values with spaces or shell metacharacters are quoted consistently, preventing env drift recreate loops for apps like nostr-rs-relay and Grafana.
+- Boot/bootstrap reconcile avoids restarting running Bitcoin containers while repairing RPC config, preserving IBD progress on active nodes.
+- Exit code 137 is labeled as SIGKILL instead of assuming OOM, avoiding false OOM alerts for orchestrator-managed recreates.
+
 ## v1.7.55-alpha (2026-05-13)
 
 - Container reconcile now force-recreates Podman records stuck in `Stopping`, preserving bind-mounted app data while recovering wedged containers automatically.
diff --git a/core/Cargo.lock b/core/Cargo.lock
index 3dbda593..12472d0c 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.lock
+++ b/core/Cargo.lock
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.55-alpha"
+version = "1.7.56-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",
diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index b4c52b82..206b8398 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.55-alpha"
+version = "1.7.56-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
 authors = ["Archipelago Team"]
diff --git a/neode-ui/package-lock.json b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
index b2063a27..d1ac4f83 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
-  "version": "1.7.55-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.56-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "neode-ui",
-      "version": "1.7.55-alpha",
+      "version": "1.7.56-alpha",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
         "@vue-leaflet/vue-leaflet": "^0.10.1",
diff --git a/neode-ui/package.json b/neode-ui/package.json
index 41a58e05..db884a00 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.55-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.56-alpha",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./start-dev.sh",
diff --git a/release-manifest.json b/release-manifest.json
index 22fc7d7c..93deb75f 100644
--- a/release-manifest.json
+++ b/release-manifest.json
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-05-13",
+  "version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+  "release_date": "2026-05-14",
   "changelog": [
-    "Container reconcile now force-recreates Podman records stuck in `Stopping`, preserving bind-mounted app data while recovering wedged containers automatically.",
-    "`.198` is green after the container-layer hardening pass: focused and broad non-destructive lifecycle audits pass, raw Podman health/state sweep is clean, and direct app probes return healthy responses.",
-    "Release-candidate artifacts are staged separately from live update publishing while Gitea artifact hosting is repaired."
+    "Health notifications now clear when an app is no longer unhealthy, including stale alerts for removed containers such as Portainer.",
+    "Quadlet environment values with spaces or shell metacharacters are quoted consistently, preventing env drift recreate loops for apps like nostr-rs-relay and Grafana.",
+    "Boot/bootstrap reconcile avoids restarting running Bitcoin containers while repairing RPC config, preserving IBD progress on active nodes.",
+    "Exit code 137 is labeled as SIGKILL instead of assuming OOM, avoiding false OOM alerts for orchestrator-managed recreates."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.55-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "f2caba778f63c7435431fb1b95cf6470bd43c4769ebe6adee2cbd2721707a663",
-      "size_bytes": 42580880
+      "current_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.56-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "11217a0e40c1704ee9f5bbcdeb59e38c9efc5e00ea7c673c5c3f0f69de720109",
+      "size_bytes": 42647960
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.55-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.55-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.55-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "fe37425aad25724db49ec2be8d602342cfdc5fb99f08b4a3f04709751a3ed560",
-      "size_bytes": 166464949
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.56-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.56-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.56-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "9cee503e260891267fed33e4c97f067a4a592b10695ecea4cbf730d517ff6c8b",
+      "size_bytes": 166493666
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index 22fc7d7c..93deb75f 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-05-13",
+  "version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+  "release_date": "2026-05-14",
   "changelog": [
-    "Container reconcile now force-recreates Podman records stuck in `Stopping`, preserving bind-mounted app data while recovering wedged containers automatically.",
-    "`.198` is green after the container-layer hardening pass: focused and broad non-destructive lifecycle audits pass, raw Podman health/state sweep is clean, and direct app probes return healthy responses.",
-    "Release-candidate artifacts are staged separately from live update publishing while Gitea artifact hosting is repaired."
+    "Health notifications now clear when an app is no longer unhealthy, including stale alerts for removed containers such as Portainer.",
+    "Quadlet environment values with spaces or shell metacharacters are quoted consistently, preventing env drift recreate loops for apps like nostr-rs-relay and Grafana.",
+    "Boot/bootstrap reconcile avoids restarting running Bitcoin containers while repairing RPC config, preserving IBD progress on active nodes.",
+    "Exit code 137 is labeled as SIGKILL instead of assuming OOM, avoiding false OOM alerts for orchestrator-managed recreates."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.55-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "f2caba778f63c7435431fb1b95cf6470bd43c4769ebe6adee2cbd2721707a663",
-      "size_bytes": 42580880
+      "current_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.56-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "11217a0e40c1704ee9f5bbcdeb59e38c9efc5e00ea7c673c5c3f0f69de720109",
+      "size_bytes": 42647960
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.55-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.55-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.55-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.55-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "fe37425aad25724db49ec2be8d602342cfdc5fb99f08b4a3f04709751a3ed560",
-      "size_bytes": 166464949
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.56-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.56-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.56-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.56-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "9cee503e260891267fed33e4c97f067a4a592b10695ecea4cbf730d517ff6c8b",
+      "size_bytes": 166493666
     }
   ]
 }