From e63ab7840caace5e7cc798af89cad560de5a62cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Val Alexander <bunsthedev@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 20:28:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Refresh sidebar app footer branding

- Restyle the sidebar footer into a branded card
- Show the app name and version more prominently in the footer and tooltip
---
 apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 52bd93da6..cce51e7e8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -2122,16 +2122,38 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
         <Tooltip>
           <TooltipTrigger
             render={
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 pt-2 mt-1 border-t border-border/30">
-                <OkCodeMark className="size-3.5 text-muted-foreground/40" />
-                <span className="text-[10px] font-medium tracking-wide text-muted-foreground/40">
-                  {APP_BASE_NAME}
-                </span>
+              <div
+                className="mt-2 rounded-xl border px-3 py-2 shadow-sm transition-colors"
+                style={{
+                  backgroundColor: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 10%, transparent)",
+                  borderColor: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 18%, var(--border))",
+                }}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <div
+                    className="flex size-7 items-center justify-center rounded-lg"
+                    style={{
+                      backgroundColor: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 18%, transparent)",
+                      color: "var(--primary)",
+                      boxShadow: "0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 16%, transparent)",
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <OkCodeMark className="size-4" />
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col leading-none">
+                    <span className="truncate text-sm font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground">
+                      {APP_BASE_NAME}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary/80">
+                      Version {APP_VERSION}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
               </div>
             }
           />
           <TooltipPopup side="top" sideOffset={4}>
-            Version {APP_VERSION}
+            {APP_BASE_NAME} {APP_VERSION}
           </TooltipPopup>
         </Tooltip>
       </SidebarFooter>

From 7f96dd75e0514103fc196646ad1c0fe570ad3014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Val Alexander <bunsthedev@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 20:32:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs(release): add v0.19.0 index row

---
 docs/releases/README.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/docs/releases/README.md b/docs/releases/README.md
index 32464fa57..4ec160a7c 100644
--- a/docs/releases/README.md
+++ b/docs/releases/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Use this directory for versioned release notes and asset manifests only:
 
 | Version              | Summary                                                                                      | Assets                        |
 | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
+| [0.19.0](v0.19.0.md) | Release workflow hardening, branch-handling fixes, and release-preflight cleanup             | [manifest](v0.19.0/assets.md) |
 | [0.18.0](v0.18.0.md) | Workspace panel, preview pop-out controls, worktree cleanup actions, and release-flow polish | [manifest](v0.18.0/assets.md) |
 | [0.17.0](v0.17.0.md) | Unified right-panel review, worktree cleanup controls, chat UX polish, and release hardening | [manifest](v0.17.0/assets.md) |
 | [0.16.1](v0.16.1.md) | Release with 8 new feature(s), 3 fix(es), 19 improvement(s)                                  | [manifest](v0.16.1/assets.md) |