diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
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@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ v1.5.4
 📰 Newsletter reader
 - Issue intros render as proper italics instead of showing literal underscores.
 
+🗺️ The map works offline now
+- The basemap you've already looked at is cached on your device, so the map still
+  draws when the signal drops at the park — no more blank grid.
+
+🖼️ A dead image host no longer leaves a blank spot
+- Photos upload to two hosts, and if one goes down the app quietly loads the copy
+  from the other. Same for avatars and gear pics.
+
+💬 Past conversations actually show up now
+- Messages reads your real DM inbox relays, so older threads appear instead of
+  the "No messages yet" screen. And if something genuinely can't be decrypted,
+  the app says so rather than pretending your inbox is empty.
+
+✅ Free `name@skate-spots.org`
+- Pick a handle when you sign up — free, optional, changeable any time — and it
+  shows a verified badge on your profile.
+
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 v1.5.3