diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1668da5..7dcd4d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ jobs:
 
             > **Windows note:** The installer is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen will show an "Unknown publisher" warning — click "More info → Run anyway" to install.
 
+            ### New in v0.2.9
+            - **Image paste fix** — uploads now use Tauri HTTP plugin, fixing "Failed to fetch" on Windows
+            - **Sent zaps visible** — zap history now correctly shows sent zaps (queries kind 9735 receipts instead of ephemeral kind 9734)
+            - **Reply-to @name clickable** — clicking the @name in "↩ replying to @name" now opens that person's profile
+            - **Feed refresh on login** — switching or adding an account immediately loads the new account's feed
+
             ### New in v0.2.8
             - **Fix: OS keychain was a no-op** — `keyring` crate had no platform backends enabled; nsec keys now actually persist to Windows Credential Manager, macOS Keychain, and Linux keyutils
             - **Fix: multi-account persistence** — all nsec accounts restored from keychain on startup; account switching no longer gets stuck after restart
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 826483a..b32c9b0 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: hoornet <hoornet@users.noreply.github.com>
 pkgname=wrystr
-pkgver=0.2.8
+pkgver=0.2.9
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31543bd..e6485d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wrystr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.8",
+  "version": "0.2.9",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 44a0756..10018d5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wrystr"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 description = "Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 authors = ["hoornet"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 94766ba..694e1b0 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Wrystr",
-  "version": "0.2.8",
+  "version": "0.2.9",
   "identifier": "com.hoornet.wrystr",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",