diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index a2df64ed..c2fc4299 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.79-alpha"
+version = "1.7.80-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 0eadbd0d..a75b8c86 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
-  "version": "1.7.79-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.80-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "neode-ui",
-      "version": "1.7.79-alpha",
+      "version": "1.7.80-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 38fc5c1c..7121d4c4 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.79-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.80-alpha",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./start-dev.sh",
diff --git a/release-manifest.json b/release-manifest.json
index 020fa87b..d67e32d0 100644
--- a/release-manifest.json
+++ b/release-manifest.json
@@ -1,28 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-05-20",
+  "version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+  "release_date": "2026-05-21",
   "changelog": [
-    "Saleor now installs the official Saleor Storefront as part of the stack, built from the pinned `saleor/storefront` source and served as the customer-facing shop on port `9011`.",
-    "Saleor app launches now open the storefront while the admin dashboard remains available on port `9010` with the generated `admin@example.com` credentials shown in Archipelago.",
-    "Public Nginx Proxy Manager hosts forwarding to the Saleor storefront also expose same-origin `/graphql/`, so public storefront domains can talk to the local Saleor API without mixed-content or private-LAN reachability failures.",
-    "Saleor stack metadata, marketplace descriptions, catalog ports, scanner exclusions, and app-session routing now describe the storefront/dashboard/API split explicitly."
+    "Saleor storefront proxying now falls back to the direct request scheme when no forwarded protocol header is present, fixing direct `http://node:9011` launches that could generate an invalid same-origin GraphQL URL.",
+    "The Saleor storefront release path keeps public proxy support intact by still honoring forwarded HTTPS headers for Nginx Proxy Manager domains while repairing local/direct port launches.",
+    "Validation passed with `cargo fmt --check` and `cargo check` for the Archipelago backend before release staging."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.79-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "266918442fc25478646c253581dd7b475716bcb716156420bbf7dd8c793ebaed",
-      "size_bytes": 43070912
+      "current_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.80-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "6e2d796e9395b578944991970b7f07d27b4185d3aae2beb0af10e47d212f5ea7",
+      "size_bytes": 43071632
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.79-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.79-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.79-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "ed1eff4f7013e9c5fafe80e8e92168aff774b4477c542badb3441ccd512fdd1a",
-      "size_bytes": 166485301
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.80-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.80-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.80-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "65a75fbe732635ebc658eba1f6d36a7e158de3b88ef49db0a23202d0564e30c0",
+      "size_bytes": 166481159
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index 020fa87b..d67e32d0 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,28 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-05-20",
+  "version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+  "release_date": "2026-05-21",
   "changelog": [
-    "Saleor now installs the official Saleor Storefront as part of the stack, built from the pinned `saleor/storefront` source and served as the customer-facing shop on port `9011`.",
-    "Saleor app launches now open the storefront while the admin dashboard remains available on port `9010` with the generated `admin@example.com` credentials shown in Archipelago.",
-    "Public Nginx Proxy Manager hosts forwarding to the Saleor storefront also expose same-origin `/graphql/`, so public storefront domains can talk to the local Saleor API without mixed-content or private-LAN reachability failures.",
-    "Saleor stack metadata, marketplace descriptions, catalog ports, scanner exclusions, and app-session routing now describe the storefront/dashboard/API split explicitly."
+    "Saleor storefront proxying now falls back to the direct request scheme when no forwarded protocol header is present, fixing direct `http://node:9011` launches that could generate an invalid same-origin GraphQL URL.",
+    "The Saleor storefront release path keeps public proxy support intact by still honoring forwarded HTTPS headers for Nginx Proxy Manager domains while repairing local/direct port launches.",
+    "Validation passed with `cargo fmt --check` and `cargo check` for the Archipelago backend before release staging."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.79-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "266918442fc25478646c253581dd7b475716bcb716156420bbf7dd8c793ebaed",
-      "size_bytes": 43070912
+      "current_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.80-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "6e2d796e9395b578944991970b7f07d27b4185d3aae2beb0af10e47d212f5ea7",
+      "size_bytes": 43071632
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.79-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.79-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.79-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.79-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "ed1eff4f7013e9c5fafe80e8e92168aff774b4477c542badb3441ccd512fdd1a",
-      "size_bytes": 166485301
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.80-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.80-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.80-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.80-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "65a75fbe732635ebc658eba1f6d36a7e158de3b88ef49db0a23202d0564e30c0",
+      "size_bytes": 166481159
     }
   ]
 }