diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7445cf22..88f3542c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in 1.8.4
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2020-12-22
+
+  * Fix support for ppc64
+
 Changes in 1.8.3
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2020-11-17
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8c3473d1..00e27052 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 m4_define([flatpak_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([flatpak_minor_version], [8])
-m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [3])
+m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [4])
 m4_define([flatpak_extra_version], [])
 m4_define([flatpak_interface_age], [0])
 m4_define([flatpak_binary_age],