v2.26.1: fix default admin credentials (admin:admin)

Patch release for #186 — default ADMIN_PASSWORD now matches README,
and credential changes in config.py sync to DB on restart.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to iNTERCEPT will be documented in this file.
 
+## [2.26.1] - 2026-03-13
+
+### Fixed
+- **Default admin credentials** — Default `ADMIN_PASSWORD` changed from empty string to `admin`, matching the README documentation (`admin:admin`)
+- **Config credential sync** — Admin password changes in `config.py` or via `INTERCEPT_ADMIN_PASSWORD` env var now sync to the database on restart, without needing to delete the DB
+
+---
+
 ## [2.26.0] - 2026-03-13
 
 ### Fixed

config.py

@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 # Application version
-VERSION = "2.26.0"
+VERSION = "2.26.1"
 
 # Changelog - latest release notes (shown on welcome screen)
 CHANGELOG = [
+    {
+        "version": "2.26.1",
+        "date": "March 2026",
+        "highlights": [
+            "Fix default admin credentials — now matches README (admin:admin)",
+            "Admin password changes in config.py / env vars now sync to DB on restart",
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "version": "2.26.0",
         "date": "March 2026",

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "intercept"
-version = "2.26.0"
+version = "2.26.1"
 description = "Signal Intelligence Platform - Pager/433MHz/ADS-B/Satellite/WiFi/Bluetooth"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"