diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6192f64d3c..da82a94180 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 This is a log of major user-visible changes in each phpMyFAQ release.
 
+### phpMyFAQ v3.2.9 - 2024-07-23
+
+- fixed bugs introduced with v3.2.8 (Thorsten)
+
 ### phpMyFAQ v3.2.8 - 2024-07-21
 
 - fixed security vulnerability (Thorsten)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54c085ef4c..a0a059b6ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@thorsten/phpmyfaq",
-  "version": "3.2.8",
+  "version": "3.2.9",
   "description": "phpMyFAQ",
   "repository": "git://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ.git",
   "author": "Thorsten Rinne",
diff --git a/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/System.php b/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/System.php
index d0057175e2..502d8abea5 100644
--- a/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/System.php
+++ b/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/System.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class System
     /**
      * Patch level.
      */
-    private const VERSION_PATCH_LEVEL = 8;
+    private const VERSION_PATCH_LEVEL = 9;
 
     /**
      * Pre-release version.
diff --git a/scripts/version.sh b/scripts/version.sh
index 36dc666ef2..f427356b8c 100644
--- a/scripts/version.sh
+++ b/scripts/version.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ "x${PMF_VERSION}" = "x" ]; then
-    PMF_VERSION="3.2.8"
+    PMF_VERSION="3.2.9"
 fi