diff --git a/apps/readest-app/package.json b/apps/readest-app/package.json
index 1bb4a6c0..0e98ef61 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/package.json
+++ b/apps/readest-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@readest/readest-app",
-  "version": "0.9.27",
+  "version": "0.9.28",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "dotenv -e .env.tauri -- next dev",
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/release-notes.json b/apps/readest-app/release-notes.json
index 8f4b0037..b8238848 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/release-notes.json
+++ b/apps/readest-app/release-notes.json
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 {
   "releases": {
+    "0.9.28": {
+      "date": "2025-03-30",
+      "notes": [
+        "Improved vertical reading mode with better support for Chinese punctuations",
+        "Fixed TXT file importing issue on desktop apps — TXT books now load reliably and display as expected",
+        "Improved annotation experience — highlighting tools are now properly dismissed when adding notes to avoid UI conflicts"
+      ]
+    },
     "0.9.27": {
       "date": "2025-03-29",
       "notes": [