diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 262cf57..cd56c25 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ink-notes"
-version = "0.30.2"
+version = "0.31.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ab_glyph",
  "arboard",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 103c7f8..c9c69f0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ink-notes"
-version = "0.30.2"
+version = "0.31.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Notizbuch-App für Stift, Touch und Maus unter Linux"
 repository = "https://gitea.pansi.eu/harald/ink-notes"
diff --git a/packaging/eu.pansi.ink-notes.metainfo.xml b/packaging/eu.pansi.ink-notes.metainfo.xml
index 0feffc5..e685c51 100644
--- a/packaging/eu.pansi.ink-notes.metainfo.xml
+++ b/packaging/eu.pansi.ink-notes.metainfo.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
   </branding>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />
   <releases>
+    <release version="0.31.0" date="2026-10-21">
+      <description>
+        <p>New view-only mode: with 👁 in the toolbar, pen, finger and mouse only scroll and zoom, and nothing can be changed by accident.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="0.30.2" date="2026-10-20">
       <description>
         <p>Ctrl+Plus and Ctrl+Minus zoom only the page again, no longer the whole interface. Text boxes being edited now sit exactly where the text ends up.</p>
diff --git a/packaging/ink-notes.metainfo.xml b/packaging/ink-notes.metainfo.xml
index 0feffc5..e685c51 100644
--- a/packaging/ink-notes.metainfo.xml
+++ b/packaging/ink-notes.metainfo.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
   </branding>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />
   <releases>
+    <release version="0.31.0" date="2026-10-21">
+      <description>
+        <p>New view-only mode: with 👁 in the toolbar, pen, finger and mouse only scroll and zoom, and nothing can be changed by accident.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="0.30.2" date="2026-10-20">
       <description>
         <p>Ctrl+Plus and Ctrl+Minus zoom only the page again, no longer the whole interface. Text boxes being edited now sit exactly where the text ends up.</p>
diff --git a/packaging/release-notes.md.tmpl b/packaging/release-notes.md.tmpl
index ed86d86..0b195bb 100644
--- a/packaging/release-notes.md.tmpl
+++ b/packaging/release-notes.md.tmpl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Notebook app for pen, touch and mouse on Linux (tested on Zorin OS 18 / Ubuntu 24.04).
 
 ### Highlights:
+- **View only**: 👁 in the toolbar hides the tools – pen, finger and mouse only scroll and zoom (the pen glides on like a finger), nothing can be changed by accident; tap 👁 again to write
 - **Text box fix**: Ctrl+Plus/Minus now only zooms the page, no longer the whole interface as well – that made text jump to another place when leaving a text box
 - **Writing fixes**: A snapped highlighter keeps its width; tips (e.g. of a "1" or of exponents) are drawn round instead of cut off, and the stroke no longer jumps when the pen lifts. Finger swipes glide more reliably
 - **Faster scrolling**: A quick finger swipe keeps gliding; in the continuous view a scrollbar (opposite the toolbar, with the page number while dragging) jumps through long notebooks and PDFs; the mouse wheel scrolls twice as far. New notebooks are continuous; fixed pages are still available in the ☰ menu