diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d889de7f2c..5f4954baa7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-## 2024.9.0
+## 2024.9.1 (eGirlskey)
+- Impersonate `misskey` upstream in nodeinfo to fix issues with client apps
+
+## 2024.9.0 (eGirlskey)
 - First official eGirlskey release not a part of Sharkey
-- Based on Sharkey 2024.8.1, which is based on Misskey 2024.8.0.
+- Based on Sharkey 2024.8.1, which is based on Misskey 2024.8.0. See [sharkey patch notes](https://activitypub.software/TransFem-org/Sharkey/-/releases/2024.8.1) for more information
 
 ## 2024.8.0
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/NodeinfoServerService.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/NodeinfoServerService.ts
index 57432e9e14..42c67595b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/NodeinfoServerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/NodeinfoServerService.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ export class NodeinfoServerService {
 			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 			const document: any = {
 				software: {
-					name: 'egirlskey',
-					version: this.config.version,
+					//name: 'egirlskey',
+					//version: this.config.version,
+					name: 'misskey', // impersonate misskey to maintain compatibility with client apps
+					version: `2024.8.0+egirlskey.${this.config.version}`,
 					homepage: nodeinfo_homepage,
 					repository: meta.repositoryUrl,
 				},