diff --git a/HOWTO_RELEASE b/HOWTO_RELEASE
index e413bceab5..2951e77fc6 100644
--- a/HOWTO_RELEASE
+++ b/HOWTO_RELEASE
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
    $ ctest --output-on-failure .
    $ cmake --build . --target distcheck
 
-4. Update the NEWS file (extract most important things from the repository log). 
-   Make sure to update the release date.
+4. Update the NEWS file (extract most important things from the
+   repository log). Make sure to update the release date.
 
 5. Commit the changes in the NEWS file.
    Push changes with:  git push origin,
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
 
 11. Close current GitHub milestone and add a new one for next release.
 
-12. Announce on geos-devel
\ No newline at end of file
+12. Announce on geos-devel
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 59ba21a3b0..b790fd28b7 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## Changes in 3.11.4
-xxxx-xx-xx
+2024-06-05
 
 - Fixes/Improvements:
   - Intersection: change to using DoubleDouble computation to improve robustness (GH-937, Martin Davis)
diff --git a/Version.txt b/Version.txt
index 9b548215b8..1cac5c4c6b 100644
--- a/Version.txt
+++ b/Version.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GEOS_VERSION_MINOR=11
 GEOS_VERSION_PATCH=4
 
 # OPTIONS: "", "dev", "rc1" etc.
-GEOS_PATCH_WORD=dev
+GEOS_PATCH_WORD=
 
 # GEOS CAPI Versions
 #