diff --git a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
index 63eacd6f..13c10bf8 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/archipelago/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.64-alpha"
+version = "1.7.65-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 185b62e0..0ab39f1d 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
-  "version": "1.7.64-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.65-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "neode-ui",
-      "version": "1.7.64-alpha",
+      "version": "1.7.65-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 00cf1d44..ebcfe921 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.64-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.65-alpha",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./start-dev.sh",
diff --git a/release-manifest.json b/release-manifest.json
index 2271767f..adac5058 100644
--- a/release-manifest.json
+++ b/release-manifest.json
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-05-17",
+  "version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+  "release_date": "2026-05-18",
   "changelog": [
-    "Update apply rate limiting is relaxed for authenticated admins from 2 attempts per 10 minutes to 10 attempts per minute, preventing the System Update page from getting stuck behind `429 Too Many Requests` during legitimate OTA retry/troubleshooting flows.",
-    "The corrected backend artifact rebuild protection from `v1.7.63-alpha` remains in place, so this release is built from a fresh Rust backend binary before publishing."
+    "Orchestrator-backed app starts now run the same pre-start repairs as the legacy Podman path, so Nginx Proxy Manager stale `81:81` container metadata is removed and recreated before the orchestrator tries to start it.",
+    "Live diagnostics on `100.70.96.88` confirmed host nginx is healthy while Nginx Proxy Manager has no listeners on `8081`, `8084`, or `8444`, causing host nginx `502` responses for NPM proxy paths."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.64-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "158a3cb659f82110780b0549382a9ac71320b1cb530e6a31a314959bbabd6c6c",
-      "size_bytes": 42935024
+      "current_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.65-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "bc4197e99bdea6e63da19915c9cb9e06b84248fb2c627f2b5973e42532ef7b62",
+      "size_bytes": 42939312
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.64-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.64-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.64-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "d9be64980eede352c0b18402c42cff3a98a1ca881514082319d126cf4c91dcc3",
-      "size_bytes": 166470643
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.65-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.65-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.65-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "a76778934b747405410dfc92b1fffc2df4b44c0067f71652e23a86c9b77ab7ba",
+      "size_bytes": 166470001
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/releases/manifest.json b/releases/manifest.json
index 2271767f..adac5058 100644
--- a/releases/manifest.json
+++ b/releases/manifest.json
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-  "release_date": "2026-05-17",
+  "version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+  "release_date": "2026-05-18",
   "changelog": [
-    "Update apply rate limiting is relaxed for authenticated admins from 2 attempts per 10 minutes to 10 attempts per minute, preventing the System Update page from getting stuck behind `429 Too Many Requests` during legitimate OTA retry/troubleshooting flows.",
-    "The corrected backend artifact rebuild protection from `v1.7.63-alpha` remains in place, so this release is built from a fresh Rust backend binary before publishing."
+    "Orchestrator-backed app starts now run the same pre-start repairs as the legacy Podman path, so Nginx Proxy Manager stale `81:81` container metadata is removed and recreated before the orchestrator tries to start it.",
+    "Live diagnostics on `100.70.96.88` confirmed host nginx is healthy while Nginx Proxy Manager has no listeners on `8081`, `8084`, or `8444`, causing host nginx `502` responses for NPM proxy paths."
   ],
   "components": [
     {
       "name": "archipelago",
-      "current_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.64-alpha/archipelago",
-      "sha256": "158a3cb659f82110780b0549382a9ac71320b1cb530e6a31a314959bbabd6c6c",
-      "size_bytes": 42935024
+      "current_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.65-alpha/archipelago",
+      "sha256": "bc4197e99bdea6e63da19915c9cb9e06b84248fb2c627f2b5973e42532ef7b62",
+      "size_bytes": 42939312
     },
     {
-      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.64-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "current_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "new_version": "1.7.64-alpha",
-      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.64-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.64-alpha.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "d9be64980eede352c0b18402c42cff3a98a1ca881514082319d126cf4c91dcc3",
-      "size_bytes": 166470643
+      "name": "archipelago-frontend-1.7.65-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "current_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "new_version": "1.7.65-alpha",
+      "download_url": "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/releases/download/v1.7.65-alpha/archipelago-frontend-1.7.65-alpha.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "a76778934b747405410dfc92b1fffc2df4b44c0067f71652e23a86c9b77ab7ba",
+      "size_bytes": 166470001
     }
   ]
 }