diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 431709d..a02aa29 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
-  "version": "1.7.54",
+  "version": "1.7.55",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "skate-spots",
-      "version": "1.7.54",
+      "version": "1.7.55",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bitcoinerlab/secp256k1": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9b747f..41acc3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.54",
+  "version": "1.7.55",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://skate-spots.org",
diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
index 710f5c2..00b5326 100644
--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+🔐 Private operator status + transport hardening
+- New admin-only `/ops` page shows relay/coordinator health, Cordn 429s,
+  services, disk/memory, media usage and TLS expiry.
+- The status endpoint requires a NIP-98 signature from one of the two relay
+  admin npubs. Nothing is public; the page has no restart/config actions.
+- The host health timer now writes an aggregate status snapshot for that
+  endpoint every five minutes.
+- Added HSTS to `relay.skate-spots.org` and `blossom.skate-spots.org`.
+- Added CAA records restricting certificate issuance for those two hosts to
+  Let's Encrypt.
+
+---
+
 🖼️ Image uploads are now bounded by npub, not just IP
 - Blossom uploads are image-only: JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC or GIF, max 10 MB.
   No video uploads were added.