# v0.8.4

This release adds strict XMP sidecar verification.

## Highlights

- Add `verify --sidecar --strict` to require photoscli schema metadata, sidecar generator metadata, and matching exported filename metadata.
- Keep existing `verify --sidecar` behavior unchanged for basic sidecar checks.
- Use strict mode when validating sidecars generated by recent photoscli versions.

## Assets

- `photoscli`: Apple Silicon macOS binary (`darwin/arm64`).
- `photoscli-0.8.4-macos-arm64.zip`: Apple Silicon binary plus README, USERGUIDE, and CHANGELOG.
- `USERGUIDE.md`: standalone user guide.

Intel Macs are not currently a supported release target.