release: jvdd build 9.6.2-jvdd.4 — rebase on upstream v9.6.2

Upstream has merged PR johanzander#164 (Nordpool continental areas), so the fork
now carries only the still-pending PR johanzander#167 (external_solar_mode).
Fork build wiring (image:, workflow registry owner, workflow_dispatch)
is reapplied on top of upstream 9.6.2.

Author: jdungen

.github/workflows/release-addon.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: Release Add-on
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag to build (e.g. v9.6.2-jvdd.4)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
@@ -30,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Log in to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -46,7 +54,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract version from tag
         id: version
-        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "version=${TAG#v}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Build and push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -62,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             BUILD_DATE=${{ github.event.release.published_at }}
             BUILD_REF=${{ github.sha }}
           tags: |
-            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/johanzander/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/johanzander/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:latest
+            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository_owner }}/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository_owner }}/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:latest
           cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.arch }}
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.arch }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ All notable changes to BESS Battery Manager will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [9.6.2-jvdd.4] - 2026-06-24
+
+Rebased on upstream v9.6.2 (which already contains the NL/BE/DE/FR/AT/PL Nordpool fix from PR #164 — merged as 46b65ef). The fork now carries only the still-pending PR #167 patch.
+
+### Added (jvdd fork)
+
+- **`external_solar_mode`** battery setting (upstream PR #167, still open). When enabled, `SOLAR_STORAGE` periods use `grid_charge=True` so the battery can AC-charge from surplus solar that returns through the meter. Default `false` — DC-coupled installs see no change.
+
+### Fork build
+
+- `image:` points at `ghcr.io/jdungen/bess-manager-{arch}`; the release workflow uses `github.repository_owner` so it publishes to whichever fork it runs on. Triggerable via `workflow_dispatch` as well as on release publication.
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Fixed

bess_manager/config.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: "BESS Manager"
 description: "Battery Energy Storage System optimization and management"
-version: "9.6.2"
+version: "9.6.2-jvdd.4"
 slug: "bess_manager"
-image: "ghcr.io/johanzander/bess-manager-{arch}"
+image: "ghcr.io/jdungen/bess-manager-{arch}"
 init: false
 arch:
   - aarch64