diff --git a/.app_version b/.app_version
index 473f1fb3..5c50d3ed 100644
--- a/.app_version
+++ b/.app_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.30.8
+0.30.9
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f89a0cf9..21ccee83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# [0.30.9] - 2025-08-18
+
+## Changed
+
+- Countries, visited during a trip, are now being calculated from points to improve performance.
+
+
 # [0.30.8] - 2025-08-01
 
 ## Fixed