diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index aaf8b0bb4..01080bb6d 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Strawberry Music Player
 =======================
 ChangeLog
 
-Unreleased:
+Version 1.2.9 (2025.04.08):
 
   Bugfixes:
     * Fixed subsonic parse error (#1719).
diff --git a/cmake/Version.cmake b/cmake/Version.cmake
index a1f0ae2ca..0cbb119ca 100644
--- a/cmake/Version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Version.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 set(STRAWBERRY_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(STRAWBERRY_VERSION_MINOR 2)
-set(STRAWBERRY_VERSION_PATCH 8)
+set(STRAWBERRY_VERSION_PATCH 9)
 #set(STRAWBERRY_VERSION_PRERELEASE rc1)
 
-set(INCLUDE_GIT_REVISION ON)
+set(INCLUDE_GIT_REVISION OFF)
 
 set(majorminorpatch "${STRAWBERRY_VERSION_MAJOR}.${STRAWBERRY_VERSION_MINOR}.${STRAWBERRY_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
diff --git a/dist/unix/org.strawberrymusicplayer.strawberry.appdata.xml b/dist/unix/org.strawberrymusicplayer.strawberry.appdata.xml
index 69d206303..cade4cb98 100644
--- a/dist/unix/org.strawberrymusicplayer.strawberry.appdata.xml
+++ b/dist/unix/org.strawberrymusicplayer.strawberry.appdata.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   </screenshots>
   <update_contact>eclipseo@fedoraproject.org</update_contact>
     <releases>
+        <release version="1.2.9" date="2025-04-08"/>
         <release version="1.2.8" date="2025-04-05"/>
         <release version="1.2.7" date="2025-01-31"/>
         <release version="1.2.6" date="2025-01-17"/>