diff --git a/hbc/meta.xml b/hbc/meta.xml
index 485e20e..023bf6c 100644
--- a/hbc/meta.xml
+++ b/hbc/meta.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <app version="1">
   <name>Visual Boy Advance GX</name>
   <coder>Tantric</coder>
-  <version>2.3.8</version>
-  <release_date>20190104</release_date>
+  <version>2.3.9</version>
+  <release_date>20190125</release_date>
   <short_description>GBA/GBC/GB Emulator</short_description>
   <long_description>A port of Visual Boy Advance - M to the Wii.</long_description>
   <ahb_access />
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 8172b31..ea22c24 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ https://github.com/dborth/vbagx/releases
 |0Oื๘oท                         UPDATE HISTORY                        ทo๘ืO0|
 `จ•จจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจ'
 
-[2.3.9]
+[2.3.9 - January 25, 2019]
 
 * Added ability to load external fonts and activated Japanese/Korean 
   translations. Simply put the ko.ttf or jp.ttf in the app directory
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ https://github.com/dborth/vbagx/releases
   in the app directory
 * Added ability to change preview image source with + button (thanks Zalo!)
 * Fixed issue with resetting motion controls
+* Fixed issue with Mode 0 graphics transparency
 
 [2.3.8 - January 4, 2019]
 
diff --git a/source/vbagx.h b/source/vbagx.h
index 0767210..5f087a4 100644
--- a/source/vbagx.h
+++ b/source/vbagx.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "utils/FreeTypeGX.h"
 
 #define APPNAME 		"Visual Boy Advance GX"
-#define APPVERSION 		"2.3.8"
+#define APPVERSION 		"2.3.9"
 #define APPFOLDER 		"vbagx"
 #define PREF_FILE_NAME 	"settings.xml"
 #define PAL_FILE_NAME 	"palettes.xml"