diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1da99198f..0a9edb946 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## <a id="unreleased"></a>[Unreleased]
 
+## <a id="v1.9.7"></a>[v1.9.7] - 2023-10-17
+
 ### Added
 
 - Slovak translation (thanks Martin Frandel, Milan Šalka)
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - Map: Stamen Toner layer (no longer served for free by Stamen)
 
+### Fixed
+
+- crash when playing video on devices with hardened malloc
+
 ## <a id="v1.9.6"></a>[v1.9.6] - 2023-09-25
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/108.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/108.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b146938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/108.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+In v1.9.7:
+- enjoy the app in Slovak & Vietnamese
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/10801.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/10801.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b146938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/10801.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+In v1.9.7:
+- enjoy the app in Slovak & Vietnamese
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index c9be5d1d6..3d171ea08 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repository: https://github.com/deckerst/aves
 # - play changelog:   /whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
 # - izzy changelog:   /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/XXX01.txt
 # - libre changelog:  /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/XXX.txt
-version: 1.9.6+107
+version: 1.9.7+108
 publish_to: none
 
 environment:
diff --git a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
index f1cd4d847..59b146938 100644
--- a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
+++ b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-In v1.9.6:
-- play your animated AVIF, AV1, and HDR videos
-- filter by rating ranges
-- judge tonal distributions with the viewer histogram
+In v1.9.7:
+- enjoy the app in Slovak & Vietnamese
 Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file