diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 6b72a9f4..685245b7 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5634,3 +5634,8 @@ Further improvements to the SteamDeck:
 Other bugfixes:
 - fixed mousewheel in SDL2
 - fixed the generation range for Strong Wind and jump orb effects in alternate tilings
+
+2025-12-25 11:27 Update 13.1j:
+- fixed a crash when the '`' key was entered in some dialogs (which was a problem with older controller layouts which emitted this key)
+- fixed the screen size on SteamDeck
+- fixed the default control scheme when multiple controllers are connected
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 3012f032..b9bc0b8d 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #define _HYPER_H_
 
 // version numbers
-#define VER "13.1i"
-#define VERNUM_HEX 0xAA29
+#define VER "13.1j"
+#define VERNUM_HEX 0xAA2A
 
 #include "sysconfig.h"