diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5ccd5446..e7958a5e2 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="v1.12.9"></a>[v1.12.9] - 2025-04-06
+
 ### Added
 
 - Kannada translation (thanks Chethan, Prasannakumar T Bhat)
@@ -12,6 +14,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - enable Impeller rendering engine
 
+### Fixed
+
+- memory pressure during browsing
+
 ## <a id="v1.12.8"></a>[v1.12.8] - 2025-03-25
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/149.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/149.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53217c088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/149.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+In v1.12.9:
+- play more kinds of motion photos
+- enjoy the app in Galician and Kannada
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/14901.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/14901.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53217c088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/14901.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+In v1.12.9:
+- play more kinds of motion photos
+- enjoy the app in Galician and Kannada
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 51830a20b..a5f870332 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: 1.12.8+148
+version: 1.12.9+149
 publish_to: none
 
 environment:
diff --git a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
index 3f381a910..53217c088 100644
--- a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
+++ b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-In v1.12.8:
+In v1.12.9:
 - play more kinds of motion photos
-- enjoy the app in Galician
+- enjoy the app in Galician and Kannada
 Full changelog available on GitHub
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