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 ### Added
 - Beta release channel for desktop updates, with a Settings toggle for receiving beta builds before they are promoted to stable.
+- Release candidates are now called beta releases, starting with `0.1.60-beta.1`.
 
 ## 0.1.59 - 2026-04-16