We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.7.0-alpha.1+mementomods-2026-07-05. This round stays on the v4.7.0-alpha.1 nightly line we moved onto last time, so it's a within-cycle daily build rather than a version jump, just brought fully up to date with upstream.

This update includes today's latest daily build with 120 new commits from upstream since our 19.6.2026 build (mementomods-2026-06-19).

What's new in Mastodon core, these are the changes the Mastodon Team have introduced in the latest nightly version we are running:

✨️ New features

- Admins: There's now an "Update available" item at the top of the navigation when a newer Mastodon version is out, so admins notice new releases without checking manually (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- Hashtag suggestions now work with non-Latin scripts, so autocomplete finally helps when you write tags in other writing systems (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- Post images now render inside notification emails instead of being left out (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- The interface keeps shifting its wording from "status" to "post" for consistency (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).

🔧 Fixes & improvements

- The indentation of the reply indicator on posts was corrected (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…) (Mastodon Bird UI nightly also updated)
- Filters no longer occasionally apply the wrong filter because of a caching bug (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- Fixed a visual glitch with the content warning (spoiler) button (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…) (Mastodon Bird UI users not affected)
- Removed a duplicate "clear" button that showed up in the search box on Chrome (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…) (default theme only)
- The follow button no longer floats out of place on profiles when the overview landing page is enabled (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- Usernames no longer turn invisible during the post highlight animation (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- The "view collection" menu item no longer appears on the collection page itself (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).

🔒 Federation & security (under the hood)

- Added verification of FEP-8b32 Object Integrity Proofs and support for expiring Linked Data Signatures, part of the ongoing work to harden how servers verify each other's content (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- Local account signing keys were moved to a dedicated keypairs table, groundwork for cleaner and safer federation cryptography.
- Added audit logs for hashtag actions so moderators have a clearer trail (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).

📦 Dependency updates

- Mostly routine bumps this round (formatjs, haml_lint, CI actions and translation updates).

🐦‍⬛ Mastodon Bird UI (nightly)

4.0.0 nightly branch introduces two fixes vendored in this round:

- Fixed the reply "replied to" indicator sticking to the left edge on non-thread replies, after Mastodon narrowed its thread indent to in-thread replies only (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…).
- Made the left navigation menu scroll so items below Bookmarks (Settings, More) stay reachable at high browser zoom, which especially helps the accessible themes.

Source code: github.com/mementomori-social/…
Mastodon Bird UI: github.com/rollecode/mastodon-…

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here, and feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

If anything feels off, please let us know!

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