diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index b3fb2fb..2cc5972 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ Known bugs
 Changelog
 ---------
 
-pqiv 2.8.3
+pqiv 2.8.4
+ * Fix a memory leak (leaking a few bytes each time an image is drawn)
  * Correctly handle string arguments from the configuration file
  * Fix building with old glib versions that do not expose their x11 dependency
    in pkgconfig
diff --git a/pqiv.h b/pqiv.h
index 173591d..487ff42 100644
--- a/pqiv.h
+++ b/pqiv.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "lib/bostree.h"
 
 #ifndef PQIV_VERSION
-#define PQIV_VERSION "2.8.3"
+#define PQIV_VERSION "2.8.4"
 #endif
 
 #define FILE_FLAGS_ANIMATION      (guint)(1)