diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f5232b7..51921605 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
# YTDLnis Changelog
+> # 1.8.8 (2026-01)
+
+# What's Changed
+
+## Filename Template Live Preview & Info JSON
+
+Brought back info json feature to prevent the app from calling servers twice. Also with all the metadata stored in a file, i added the feature to preview the filename template.
+You can turn off using info json if you'd like in advanced settings.
+
+## Icon Picker
+
+You can select the icon and not have it update depending on theme. I am open to custom icons if you'd like, ill add them to the app.
+Looking at you decipher :P
+
+## Other stuff
+
+- Fix app closing webview when leaving the app. You have to return from recents and not relaunch the app.
+- Add time to the backup filename
+- Reversed don't prefer DRC audio to prefer DRC audio preference
+- Fix items in navigation rail in landscape being cut off
+- Fix youtube playlist link fetching being null
+- Add Hausa language
+- Add intent for quick download in the share menu. You can enable it in the general settings. This ignores the download card and downloads immediately.
+- Consider "creators" field when parsing author in the app
+- Add youtube charts support for newpipe home recommendations
+- Fix observe sources items not showing properly in light mode
+
> # 1.8.7 (2025-11)
# What's Changed
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ef60b5ad..69e663e7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ plugins {
def properties = new Properties()
def versionMajor = 1
def versionMinor = 8
-def versionPatch = 7
+def versionPatch = 8
def versionBuild = 0 // bump for dogfood builds, public betas, etc.
def isBeta = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_preferences.xml
index 34666d91..161e6b9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_preferences.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
android:key="disable_write_info_json"
android:summary="@string/disable_write_info_json_summary"
android:title="@string/disable_write_info_json" />
+
+
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml
index ac023810..d7fea784 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@
android:key="use_cookies"
app:title="@string/use_cookies" />
-
-