diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 13de41015d0c8a9af924e6eb569a17d5385327dd..fb8bdf17829c39f936f4639e6c50f7bb1673a2af 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS 0.09 - Wed Nov 20 2024
+
+    * Improve handling of backend messages and errors
+
 Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS 0.08 - Tue Jun 11 2024
 
     * Adjust walking connection segment handling for DB HAFAS update on
diff --git a/bin/hafas b/bin/hafas
index 5c57d3e0b45c0e1fb16499cf888a5fdbc7843bca..4b4f5239b6f28102900b55d36875287d73f5230b 100755
--- a/bin/hafas
+++ b/bin/hafas
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use 5.014;
 
-our $VERSION = '0.08';
+our $VERSION = '0.09';
 
 use utf8;
 use DateTime;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ sub show_message {
 }
 
 if ( my $err = $hafas->errstr ) {
-	say STDERR "Request error: ${err}";
+	say STDERR "Backend error: ${err}";
 	if ( $hafas->errcode ) {
 		if ( $hafas->errcode eq 'H730' or $hafas->errcode eq 'LOCATION' ) {
 			show_similar_stops();
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ B<hafas> [B<-d> I<date>] [B<-t> I<time>] [B<-m> I<motlist>]
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-version 0.08
+version 0.09
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS.pm b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS.pm
index 62ec34c371b2811db52c19ef4373baf533b9ff60..1498c4863e2317aec4aa574ce848e6c36d91105a 100644
--- a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS.pm
+++ b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use Travel::Status::DE::HAFAS;
 use Travel::Status::DE::HAFAS::Location;
 use Travel::Status::DE::HAFAS::Message;
 
-our $VERSION = '0.08';
+our $VERSION = '0.09';
 
 # {{{ Endpoint Definition
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS - Interface to HAFAS itinerary services
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-version 0.08
+version 0.09
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection.pm b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection.pm
index a51389f8a9e854d5ab6f7c86e7416eb0f2832282..da30bc01641fa13ffec24523a9cfc5821904f670 100644
--- a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection.pm
+++ b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use DateTime::Duration;
 use Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Utils;
 use Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Connection::Section;
 
-our $VERSION = '0.08';
+our $VERSION = '0.09';
 
 Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Connection->mk_ro_accessors(
 	qw(changes duration sched_dep rt_dep sched_arr rt_arr dep arr dep_platform arr_platform dep_loc arr_loc dep_cancelled arr_cancelled is_cancelled load)
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Connection - A single connection between two stops
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-version 0.08
+version 0.09
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection/Section.pm b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection/Section.pm
index b57a391ff54928b8cd5d4bb31ba791e85ce42c3b..dcf6227fafb0a7df4e8d2b654e5c20bfe9865186 100644
--- a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection/Section.pm
+++ b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Connection/Section.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use DateTime::Duration;
 use Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Utils;
 use Travel::Status::DE::HAFAS::Journey;
 
-our $VERSION = '0.08';
+our $VERSION = '0.09';
 
 Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Connection::Section->mk_ro_accessors(
 	qw(type schep_dep rt_dep sched_arr rt_arr dep arr arr_delay dep_delay journey distance duration transfer_duration dep_loc arr_loc
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Travel::Routing::DE::HAFAS::Connection::Section - A single trip between two stop
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-version 0.08
+version 0.09
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Utils.pm b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Utils.pm
index 3c7f8c06ed820f3c1d3a51f3ebcf6e76007f7165..3a49836fe50eda87c651a10fcc893681b6bb5d4e 100644
--- a/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Utils.pm
+++ b/lib/Travel/Routing/DE/HAFAS/Utils.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use 5.014;
 use parent 'Exporter';
 our @EXPORT = qw(handle_day_change);
 
-our $VERSION = '0.08';
+our $VERSION = '0.09';
 
 sub handle_day_change {
 	my (%opt)       = @_;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ None.
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-version 0.08
+version 0.09
 
 =head1 METHODS