v0.0.18 — a more trustworthy node software update

Released 2026-07-23.

Highlights

• A node’s own software update is now confirmed by checking the file itself, not just its version label. Rebuilding and re-shipping the same version — something that mainly matters for the team building Buddy Cluster, but which could also mask a real problem — used to be silently treated as “already up to date.” It’s now genuinely checked and updated when needed, and a worker that can’t be updated this way is reported clearly, with a stated reason, instead of the whole update stalling for everyone.
• A node’s Activity log no longer shows a software update stuck on “running” forever after it actually succeeded. The update finishes by restarting the node’s software, which meant it could never report back “done” — the panel now records the correct outcome itself once it can see the node came back at the right version, instead of leaving the row open or, worse, later marking a genuinely successful update as failed.

Known limitations

None specific to this release beyond what’s already listed on earlier releases’ pages.