diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d96f7dccb..b0eb7bd50 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Set the change detection strategy to `OnPush` in the user account page
 - Set the change detection strategy to `OnPush` in the _Zen Mode_
 - Improved the language localization for Chinese (`zh`)
+- Improved the language localization for German (`de`)
 
 ## 3.22.0 - 2026-07-08
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf b/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf
index 1ae8a60b8..eab9ec2cb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf
+++ b/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7407646470109951507" datatype="html">
         <source>popular</source>
-        <target state="new">popular</target>
+        <target state="translated">beliebt</target>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">apps/client/src/app/components/admin-settings/admin-settings.component.html</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">79</context>