Sovereign Drive 1.7.1 (built 2026-10-04 from main @ 703ba9b, GitHub Actions run 37187486018)

What is new in this build (full notes: RELEASE_NOTES.md):
  - The "check for updates" feature now works: Settings > Updates, and a check at launch. It only tells you
    a newer version exists and links to the download page; it never installs anything.
  - Old versions retire. A version stops running the AI tool connector and device sync 12 months after it was built
    (a warning shows from month 9), or sooner if a critical security fix makes an old version unsafe. Your vault,
    search and backup keep working and your data is never touched. Installing the latest version restores
    everything.
  - Everything in 1.7.0 (security fixes, network access setting, Windows runtime installer) is included.

windows/   Sovereign Drive_1.7.1_x64-setup.exe   (recommended)   or   Sovereign Drive_1.7.1_x64_en-US.msi
           UNSIGNED (Azure signing isn't set up yet): SmartScreen will warn ("More info" > "Run anyway").
           The .exe installs the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime if the PC doesn't have it (you may see an
           administrator prompt). The .msi does NOT: on a PC without it, first install the "Microsoft Visual C++
           Redistributable (x64)" from https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe, or use the .exe.
macos/     Sovereign Drive_1.7.1_aarch64.dmg   (Apple Silicon only; .app.tar.gz is the same app, zipped)
           UNSIGNED / not notarized: right-click > Open the first time.
linux/     sovereign-drive_1.7.1_amd64.deb     (Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install ./sovereign-drive_1.7.1_amd64.deb)
           sovereign-drive_1.7.1_amd64.AppImage (chmod +x, then run)

Verify a download: compare its SHA-256 with SHA256SUMS.txt in this folder.

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macOS: "Sovereign Drive is damaged and can't be opened"
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The app is unsigned and not notarized, so a copy that came through a browser/Drive download is
quarantined and Gatekeeper calls it "damaged". It isn't; clear the flag:

  1. Open the .dmg, drag Sovereign Drive into Applications.
  2. In Terminal:   xattr -cr "/Applications/Sovereign Drive.app"
  3. Open it normally.

Still won't open (Apple Silicon wants *a* signature)?  Sign it locally, then try again:
     codesign --force --deep --sign - "/Applications/Sovereign Drive.app"

If it says "unidentified developer" instead: right-click the app > Open > Open, or
System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.

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Upgrading from 1.7.0 or earlier
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Installing next to an existing vault reopens it. Network access keeps whatever it was (on, if you installed before
that setting existed); turn it off in Agents > Connect if only this computer needs the connector.
1.7.0 and earlier cannot see that a newer version exists: they never reach the update check, so update by hand.