diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a086030..d4f3c1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.9.5)
 
-project(pineapple-pictures VERSION 0.8.2) # don't forget to update NEWS file and AppStream metadata.
+project(pineapple-pictures VERSION 0.8.2.1) # don't forget to update NEWS file and AppStream metadata.
 
 include (GNUInstallDirs)
 include (FeatureSummary)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index de39aa5..c3028ba 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Version 0.8.2.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2024-10-27
+
+Bugfixes:
+ * Cannot load translations caused by a change in 0.8.2
+
 Version 0.8.2
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2024-10-26
diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index ff8786d..65afe08 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("Pineapple Pictures");
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(PPIC_VERSION_STRING);
+    QGuiApplication::setHighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy(Settings::instance()->hiDpiScaleFactorBehavior());
+
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+    a.setAttribute(Qt::ApplicationAttribute::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
+#endif
 
     QTranslator translator;
     QString qmDir;
@@ -35,12 +41,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     QGuiApplication::setApplicationDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Pineapple Pictures"));
-    QGuiApplication::setHighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy(Settings::instance()->hiDpiScaleFactorBehavior());
-
-    QApplication a(argc, argv);
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
-    a.setAttribute(Qt::ApplicationAttribute::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
-#endif
 
     // commandline options
     QCommandLineOption supportedImageFormats(QStringLiteral("supported-image-formats"), QCoreApplication::translate("main", "List supported image format suffixes, and quit program."));
diff --git a/dist/appstream/net.blumia.pineapple-pictures.metainfo.xml b/dist/appstream/net.blumia.pineapple-pictures.metainfo.xml
index a62b5f1..8d9d0ba 100644
--- a/dist/appstream/net.blumia.pineapple-pictures.metainfo.xml
+++ b/dist/appstream/net.blumia.pineapple-pictures.metainfo.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@
     </screenshot>
   </screenshots>
   <releases>
+    <release type="stable" version="0.8.2.1" date="2024-10-27T00:00:00Z">
+      <description>
+        <p>This release fixes the following bug:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Cannot load translations caused by a change in 0.8.2</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release type="stable" version="0.8.2" date="2024-10-26T00:00:00Z">
       <description>
         <p>This release adds the following feature:</p>