diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c9b93b..207b925 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.9.0] — 2026-06-25
 
 ### Added
 - Choose the view Calendula opens on. A new **Default view** setting (Settings →
diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 0a076a4..3a1f441 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ android {
         // which builds this version and then creates the matching vX.Y.Z tag +
         // release itself (versionCode is pinned to MAJOR*10000 + MINOR*100 +
         // PATCH from versionName, e.g. 2.7.2 -> 20702). See docs/RELEASING.md.
-        versionCode = 20800
-        versionName = "2.8.0"
+        versionCode = 20900
+        versionName = "2.9.0"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/20900.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/20900.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d80610
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+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/20900.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+### Added
+- Choose the view Calendula opens on. A new **Default view** setting (Settings →
+  Appearance) lets you pick Month, Week, Day or Agenda as the view shown each
+  time you start the app, instead of always opening on Week. Thanks to
+  @devinside for the suggestion ([#1]).
+- The month widget is now interactive: tap any day to open it, or tap an event to
+  open its details. Previously only the month's prev/next/today controls
+  responded. Thanks to @devinside for spotting this ([#2]).
+- Predictive back. Swiping back from a screen — an event, the editor, search or
+  settings — now follows your finger, shrinking the screen to preview what's
+  behind so you can see where Back will take you before you let go; slide it back
+  to cancel. The preview needs Android 14 or newer; on older versions Back works
+  as before.
+- Respect for "Remove animations". If you've turned animations off in your
+  device's Accessibility settings, Calendula now honours it everywhere: motion
+  collapses to a quick fade and the back preview is skipped.
+
+### Changed
+- Smoother, more consistent motion throughout. Expanding sections, list updates
+  in search and agenda, and the onboarding screens now animate the same way
+  across the app, instead of some places sliding or growing while others popped
+  in. Switching between Month, Week, Day and Agenda now cross-fades rather than
+  snapping, while paging within a view keeps its slide.
+
+### Fixed
+- Home-screen widgets now back out the way you came in. A day or event opened
+  from the Agenda widget keeps you in the agenda context, and from the Month
+  widget in the month context — pressing Back returns there instead of dropping
+  you on the week view. More broadly, the app now keeps a real view history:
+  switching views and drilling into a day are retraced by Back one step at a
+  time, down to your default view before the app exits. Thanks to @devinside for
+  reporting ([#2]).
+