diff --git a/docs/changes.md b/docs/changes.md
index ca5d6eb7..e72f66d0 100644
--- a/docs/changes.md
+++ b/docs/changes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 0.8.4 (2024-01-29)
+[GitHub Release](https://github.com/dbmdz/solr-ocrhighlighting/releases/tag/0.8.4)
+
+**Changed:**
+- Add support for Solr 9.4
+- Improved sanitization of broken OCR XML during parsing
+
+**Fixed:**
+- More robust bytecode patching for Solr 7/8
+- Frontend in example setup is working again
+
 ## 0.8.3 (2022-10-21)
 [GitHub Release](https://github.com/dbmdz/solr-ocrhighlighting/releases/tag/0.8.3)
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26efe2bf..00adb606 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>de.digitalcollections</groupId>
   <artifactId>solr-ocrhighlighting</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.8.4</version>
 
   <name>Solr OCR Highlighting Plugin</name>
   <description>