From dd25e9c2e3f5de9eda91335a8dec8f2151d05109 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Taylor <michael@michaeltaylor.dev>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:49:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add BACKERS.md (public sponsors)

Add a BACKERS.md at the repo root listing public GitHub Sponsors of
the DIG Network, with a link to sponsor and a note on private
sponsors. Docs-only change, no behavior/API impact -> patch bump
(0.11.1 -> 0.11.2), workspace version + regenerated Cargo.lock entries
for the 5 in-workspace crates that track it.

Closes #408 (digstore portion)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 BACKERS.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 Cargo.lock | 10 +++++-----
 Cargo.toml |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 BACKERS.md

diff --git a/BACKERS.md b/BACKERS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8a9eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BACKERS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Backers
+
+The DIG Network is built in the open and funded by people who believe in a decentralized, censorship-resistant web. **Thank you to everyone who sponsors this work** — you keep the mesh alive and every tool free and open source.
+
+**Sponsor the DIG Network:** https://github.com/sponsors/DIG-Network
+
+## Our backers
+
+- Steve Stepp ([@steppsr](https://github.com/steppsr))
+- [@tgorm-xch](https://github.com/tgorm-xch)
+- Don Kackman ([@dkackman](https://github.com/dkackman))
+- Ken Griggs ([@fizpawiz](https://github.com/fizpawiz))
+- Jared ([@jaszaro](https://github.com/jaszaro))
+- [@trgarrett](https://github.com/trgarrett)
+
+---
+
+$DIG is the engine and economy of the DIG Network. Publishing and ownership move $DIG; consuming content is always free. Sponsorships fund the development that keeps it that way.
+
+_This list reflects public sponsors. Private sponsors — thank you too._
+_Sponsor benefits apply while your sponsorship is active._
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 85e893d..4147bd5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digstore-chain"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.11.2"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "anyhow",
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digstore-chunker"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.11.2"
 dependencies = [
  "digstore-core",
  "hex",
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digstore-cli"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.11.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream 0.6.21",
  "anstyle",
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digstore-core"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.11.2"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "hex",
@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digstore-remote"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.11.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "axum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f14c20..c66143a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exclude = ["crates/digstore-prover/guest", "crates/dig-client-wasm"]
 
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.11.2"
 license = "GPL-2.0-only"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]