chore: prepare for 1.6.79 release (#3508)

Author: bdero

RELEASE_NOTES.md

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+## 1.6.79 (February 3, 2026)
+
+- 🐦‍⬛ Fix regression in Flutter 3.38.7. readCurrentPatch returning null: shorebird#3488
+- 🐛 Fix: `--flutter-version=hash` stopped working.
+- 🐛 Fix: stop unnecessary rebuild on every CLI invocation.
+- 🍎 Improve error displayed for malformed plist files.
+- 🍧 Allow adding flavors without resetting base app_id.
+- ✨ Improve release selection UX with date display and truncation.
+- 📝 Don't reformat AndroidManifest.xml when modifying it.
+- ⚠️ Warn if `patch_verification` is in shorebird.yaml but `public-key-path` is not set.
+
 ## 1.6.78 (January 26, 2026)
 
 - ⚙️ Fix: using FlutterEngineGroup could cause patches to fail.

packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart

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 name: shorebird_cli
 description: Command-line tool to interact with Shorebird's services.
-version: 1.6.78
+version: 1.6.79
 repository: https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird
 resolution: workspace