diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 54d4ffcd..c9d5d4ba 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon  id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect"
         name="PlexKodiConnect" 
-        version="1.2.8"
+        version="1.2.9"
         provider-name="croneter">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 4af91bd8..84dfaa84 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+version 1.2.9
+- Don't let the PMS force scan the media when requesting PMS item metadata
+- Improve detection of the need to transcode
+- Increase (and enforce) a higher connection timeout
+- Enable stream/media selection for direct play (e.g. if you have several files for the same movie item on the PMS)
+
 version 1.2.8
 - Fix PKC playstate updates for widgets on Krypton
 - Let user choose to always play trailer in highest quality