Merge pull request #698 from PyAutoLabs/feature/version-stamp-sync-guards

chore: sync __version__ stamp to 2026.8.17.1; drop dead release stamper

Author: Jammy2211

autolens/__init__.py

@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@
 
 conf.instance.register(__file__)
 
-__version__ = "2026.7.23.1"
+# Last manual sync of the source stamp. Release wheels are stamped at build
+# time and the git tag is the release truth — deliberately never bumped per
+# release (PyAutoBuild#118/#120).
+__version__ = "2026.8.17.1"
 
 from autonerves import check_version