I hope you'll roll back the commit or at least make a separate public post detailing what this is and why it was done (why would any instance even use a legacy client? Element X exists).
Because we live in a world where vulnerabilities are found everywhere.
I'm not accusing you of anything, but what if this hash contains a hidden vulnerability that could execute some code? After the backdoor in xz utils and the development of AI, this doesn't seem so crazy.
In any case, thank you for your quick and immediate response; that makes me happy! It shows that you value criticism.