# AOC v1.7.16 Release Notes

**Release Date:** 2026-04-24

## Infrastructure & Maintenance

### Gitea Actions CI Fix

The CI workflow (`.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`) has been reworked for compatibility with Gitea Actions (`act_runner`):

- **Removed** `actions/setup-python@v5` — incompatible with self-hosted Gitea (relies on GitHub's tool cache API)
- **Added** system Python installation via `apt-get install python3 python3-venv`
- **Uses a virtual environment** inside the job to avoid PEP 668 `externally-managed-environment` errors
- All steps (`pip install`, `ruff check`, `ruff format`, `pytest`) now activate the venv explicitly

### Repository Cleanup

- **Expanded `.gitignore`** to cover all venv variants (`.*venv*/`), `.ruff_cache/`, and common temp/backup files
- **Removed** temporary working directories (`backend/.venv_ci/`, `__pycache__/`)

## Files Changed

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` | Complete rewrite for Gitea Actions compatibility |
| `.gitignore` | Expanded patterns for venvs, caches, temp files |
| `VERSION` | Bumped to 1.7.16 |

## Test Results

- **80/80 pytest tests passing**
- Ruff lint/format clean
- CI green on Gitea Actions

## Docker Image

```
git.cqre.net/cqrenet/aoc-backend:v1.7.16
```