Prepare v1.8.0

Author: jorio

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # GitFourchette version history
 
+## 1.8.0 (2026-05-21)
+
+New features:
+
+- **Search for commits touching a file.** In the Commit History, press Ctrl+F (or /), then change the search scope from "Info" to "Paths".
+- **Search for refs in the sidebar.** In the Sidebar, press Ctrl+F (or /) to filter branches, tags, or stashes.
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+- Fix icon for good SSH signature validation when principal name contains spaces (#105)
+- Refresh workdir when 'git cherrypick' reports conflicts
+- Friendly error message if Blame keyboard shortcut is pressed when no file is selected
+- Fix diff title text when returning to a pre-cached text diff
+
 ## 1.7.1 (2026-04-11)
 
 Fix regression in 1.7.0 where RefreshRepo couldn't be canceled effectively.

gitfourchette/appconsts.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def _envBool(key: str) -> bool:
     return _os.environ.get(key, "") not in ["", "0"]
 
 
-APP_VERSION = "1.7.1"
+APP_VERSION = "1.8.0"
 APP_SYSTEM_NAME = "gitfourchette"
 APP_DISPLAY_NAME = "GitFourchette"
 APP_URL_SCHEME = APP_SYSTEM_NAME

pkg/flatpak/org.gitfourchette.gitfourchette.metainfo.xml

@@ -66,6 +66,23 @@
   </keywords>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="1.8.0" date="2026-05-21" type="stable">
+      <url>https://github.com/jorio/gitfourchette/releases/tag/v1.8.0</url>
+      <description>
+        <p>New features:</p>
+        <ul>
+        <li><em>Search for commits touching a file.</em> In the Commit History, press Ctrl+F (or /), then change the search scope from "Info" to "Paths".</li>
+        <li><em>Search for refs in the sidebar.</em> In the Sidebar, press Ctrl+F (or /) to filter branches, tags, or stashes.</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>Bug fixes:</p>
+        <ul>
+        <li>Fix icon for good SSH signature validation when principal name contains spaces (#105)</li>
+        <li>Refresh workdir when 'git cherrypick' reports conflicts</li>
+        <li>Friendly error message if Blame keyboard shortcut is pressed when no file is selected</li>
+        <li>Fix diff title text when returning to a pre-cached text diff</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="1.7.1" date="2026-04-11" type="stable">
       <url>https://github.com/jorio/gitfourchette/releases/tag/v1.7.1</url>
       <description>