diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 82fa2b8..67ad8b0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
-  "version": "1.7.16",
+  "version": "1.7.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "skate-spots",
-      "version": "1.7.16",
+      "version": "1.7.17",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bitcoinerlab/secp256k1": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1c45eb..435544b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.16",
+  "version": "1.7.17",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://skate-spots.org",
diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
index ed4af36..4a7559e 100644
--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+📱 Android Back, deep links, and faster repeat web loads
+- Hardware Back now closes the open menu/sheet first, then walks history, then
+  minimises at the map instead of killing the app.
+- `https://skate-spots.org` links can open the installed app (verified Android
+  App Links), and `org.skatespots.app://` links are routed correctly through the
+  HashRouter. Uses the official @capacitor/app plugin; no new vendor.
+- The web app now has a small service worker shell: hashed assets cache-first,
+  navigations network-first, old shell caches cleaned up. Push handlers are
+  unchanged; API and model requests are never cached.
+- `public/.well-known/assetlinks.json` pins the release certificate for App Links.
+
+---
+
 🛍 Zapstore now shows the current app
 - Replaced the empty marketplace listing image with the current community room
   and refreshed the map/spot screenshots.