diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 94ac9ac..48b94ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,11 +69,15 @@ 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 v0.9.8 — Web of Trust & Instant Notifications
-            - **Web of Trust on profiles** — personalized "Followed by people you trust" section powered by Vertex DVM; clickable follower avatars with expand/collapse
-            - **Instant notifications** — SQLite-backed notification cache; notifications load instantly on startup instead of waiting for relays; read state persists across restarts
-            - **Profile notes retry** — automatically retries on empty result instead of permanently showing "No notes found"
-            - **Reaction queue fix** — throttle queue no longer jams when relay queries fail
+            ### New in v0.9.9 — Speed, Stability & Linux Fix
+            - **Instant thread loading** — clicked note renders immediately; ancestors and replies load in background; timeouts cut in half
+            - **Image upload fixed on Linux/Wayland** — manual multipart body construction bypasses WebKitGTK FormData bug
+            - **Trending feed reliability** — notes always appear even when engagement data times out
+            - **Notification retry** — longer timeout for mention queries; automatic retry on empty results
+            - **Upload service scope** — void.cat and nostrimg.com fallbacks now properly allowed
+
+            ### Previous: v0.9.8 — Web of Trust & Instant Notifications
+            - Web of Trust on profiles (Vertex DVM), SQLite-backed notification cache, profile notes retry, reaction queue fix
 
             ### Previous: v0.9.7 — Emoji Reactions & Search
             - Grouped emoji reactions (❤️5 🤙3 🔥2), multi-reaction per note, npub search, notification reliability, dev-only debug logger
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 4e1708d..606e153 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: hoornet <hoornet@users.noreply.github.com>
 pkgname=wrystr
-pkgver=0.9.8
+pkgver=0.9.9
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c7f772..07c2b07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wrystr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.9.8",
+  "version": "0.9.9",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 84c43f3..e7367cb 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wrystr"
-version = "0.9.8"
+version = "0.9.9"
 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 0a99c02..d5effb3 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": "0.9.8",
+  "version": "0.9.9",
   "identifier": "com.hoornet.wrystr",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",