diff --git a/doc/HISTORY b/doc/HISTORY
index 25c86dde..02fbf53a 100644
--- a/doc/HISTORY
+++ b/doc/HISTORY
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 Git HEAD
 ========
 
+v1.30 (2012-09-06)
+==================
+
 * ITU-R BS.1770-1 loudness weighting
 
 * combined peak and average level meter
 
-* updated framework to JUCE v1.53
+* code cleanup and lotf of small bug fixes
 
-* code cleanup
+* updated framework to JUCE v1.53
 
 * updated documentation
 
diff --git a/src/window_about.cpp b/src/window_about.cpp
index b00385aa..db745e2d 100644
--- a/src/window_about.cpp
+++ b/src/window_about.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ WindowAbout::WindowAbout(int nWidth, int nHeight)
     TextEditorAbout->insertTextAtCaret(
         L"I want to thank Bob Katz, all "
         L"contributors and beta testers, "
-        L"the open source community – and "
+        L"the open source community - and "
         L"the users of K-Meter for using "
         L"free software!\n\n"
     );