diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9727b33..8fd6cf4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog for hydra
 -------------------
 
-Release 9.4-dev
+Release 9.4
 * Switched from pcre/pcre3 to pcre2 as pcre/pcre3 will be dropped from Debian
 * Small fix for weird RTSP servers
 * Added "2=" optional parameter to http-post-form module to tell hydra that
diff --git a/hydra.c b/hydra.c
index b464010..12772bb 100644
--- a/hydra.c
+++ b/hydra.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ char *SERVICES = "adam6500 asterisk afp cisco cisco-enable cobaltstrike cvs fire
 #define RESTOREFILE "./hydra.restore"
 
 #define PROGRAM "Hydra"
-#define VERSION "v9.4-dev"
+#define VERSION "v9.4"
 #define AUTHOR "van Hauser/THC"
 #define EMAIL "<vh@thc.org>"
 #define AUTHOR2 "David Maciejak"