AVE 1.0.17 Release Notes

Status: Released.

Highlights

Replaced large in-app macOS updates with a pinned, signed Sparkle updater.
Added AVE 1.0.17 build 18 as a compact compatibility bridge for existing AVE 1.0.15 and 1.0.16 installations.
Added AVE 1.0.17 build 19 as the complete package with the Local AI engine, Local Vision Lite, and Fast Captions.
Added explicit progress, disk-space checks, retry guidance, and manual-download recovery while the complete package is installed.
Preserved projects, settings, accounts, downloaded models, and linked model folders across both update steps.
Restricted build 19 to build 18 or newer so existing users cannot bypass the compatibility bridge.

Existing AVE 1.0.15 and 1.0.16 users receive build 18 from the existing release feed, then build 19 from the Sparkle feed.
New users install the complete build 19 DMG directly.
Build 18 excludes the bundled Local AI payload and remains below the legacy updater's practical artifact limit.
Build 19 is distributed from the dedicated Sparkle release repository.

Public signed AVE 1.0.15 and signed AVE 1.0.16 both installed build 18 through the legacy updater.
The signed build 18 helper installed build 19 through a cryptographically signed isolated Sparkle feed.
Interrupted build 19 downloads left build 18 usable and succeeded on retry.
Project and settings fixtures remained byte-for-byte unchanged across update replacement.
Build 17 was rejected by the build 19 minimum-update gate, build 18 was offered build 19, and build 19 reported no newer update.
Both app bundles and DMGs passed codesign, Gatekeeper, stapling, package audit, and disk-image verification.

The complete update is a one-time large download because it includes the Local AI engine and starter analysis models.
AVE 1.0.15 and 1.0.16 must receive build 18 before build 19 becomes available.