diff --git a/internal/shell/tray/verstak.png b/internal/shell/tray/verstak.png
index 42a45ed..a101e8a 100644
Binary files a/internal/shell/tray/verstak.png and b/internal/shell/tray/verstak.png differ
diff --git a/release-notes/v0.1.0-alpha.7.md b/release-notes/v0.1.0-alpha.7.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d12ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/v0.1.0-alpha.7.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+## Highlights
+
+- Made branded tray and application icon generation deterministic: repeated
+  local builds no longer leave timestamp-only changes in the working tree.
+- The packaging checks now verify that all PNG and ICO icon outputs are stable
+  across consecutive generations.
+
+## Главное
+
+- Генерация фирменных значков трея и приложения стала детерминированной:
+  повторная локальная сборка больше не оставляет в рабочем дереве изменения,
+  отличающиеся только временной меткой.
+- Проверки упаковки теперь убеждаются, что PNG и ICO остаются одинаковыми при
+  последовательных генерациях.
+
+## Packages / Пакеты
+
+This prerelease provides a portable Windows archive, a Debian package, and an
+AppImage for Linux.
+
+В этот prerelease входят переносимый архив для Windows, Debian-пакет и AppImage
+для Linux.
diff --git a/scripts/generate-brand-icons.sh b/scripts/generate-brand-icons.sh
index cc2e750..6ff4e79 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-brand-icons.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-brand-icons.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ render_png() {
   local size="$1"
   local target="$2"
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target")"
-  "$MAGICK" -background none "$SOURCE" -resize "${size}x${size}" "PNG32:$target"
+  "$MAGICK" -background none "$SOURCE" -resize "${size}x${size}" -strip "PNG32:$target"
 }
 
 render_ico() {
diff --git a/scripts/test-brand-icons.sh b/scripts/test-brand-icons.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..92eb7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-brand-icons.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+ICONS=(
+  "$ROOT/internal/shell/tray/verstak.png"
+  "$ROOT/internal/shell/tray/verstak.ico"
+  "$ROOT/build/appicon.png"
+  "$ROOT/build/windows/icon.ico"
+)
+
+"$ROOT/scripts/generate-brand-icons.sh"
+first="$(sha256sum "${ICONS[@]}")"
+"$ROOT/scripts/generate-brand-icons.sh"
+second="$(sha256sum "${ICONS[@]}")"
+
+if [[ "$first" != "$second" ]]; then
+  echo "brand icon generation is not deterministic" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "desktop brand icon generation is deterministic"
diff --git a/scripts/test-package-formats.sh b/scripts/test-package-formats.sh
index dc8a725..64c7a20 100755
--- a/scripts/test-package-formats.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-package-formats.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ grep -Fq 'package-deb.sh' "$ROOT/scripts/release.sh"
 grep -Fq 'package-appimage.sh' "$ROOT/scripts/release.sh"
 grep -Fq 'generate-brand-icons.sh' "$ROOT/scripts/build.sh"
 grep -Fq 'generate-brand-icons.sh' "$ROOT/scripts/build-windows.sh"
+test -x "$ROOT/scripts/test-brand-icons.sh"
 grep -Fq 'package-windows-portable.sh' "$ROOT/scripts/release.sh"
 git -C "$ROOT" check-ignore -q verstak-desktop-res.syso
 grep -Fq 'chmod -R a+rX' "$ROOT/scripts/build-linux-bundle.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index cae4f57..54e52a3 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ OUTPUT=$(cd "$ROOT" && go test -count=1 -v ./... 2>&1) || GO_TEST_STATUS=$?
 echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -E '(FAIL|PASS|---)' || true
 report "go test" "$GO_TEST_STATUS"
 
+BRAND_ICONS_STATUS=0
+(cd "$ROOT" && ./scripts/test-brand-icons.sh) || BRAND_ICONS_STATUS=$?
+report "desktop brand icon generation" "$BRAND_ICONS_STATUS"
+
 WAILS_BINDINGS_STATUS=0
 (cd "$ROOT" && node frontend/tests/wails-bindings-test.mjs) || WAILS_BINDINGS_STATUS=$?
 report "Wails notification bindings" "$WAILS_BINDINGS_STATUS"