diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cb1fe76ff1e42a8f3575cac179d79db05d860eff..1c2bdc80cf40b5bfb67248c80fb3d5e38aa0d1e4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "license": [
         "GPL-2.0-or-later"
     ],
-    "version": "9.3.7",
+    "version": "9.4.0",
     "support": {
     },
     "repositories": [
diff --git a/ext_emconf.php b/ext_emconf.php
index 864c3506be12b15e109fbf34caad97fc0d4eeea5..7a8398ec9b534c4965979efbe7eee02006e4f816 100644
--- a/ext_emconf.php
+++ b/ext_emconf.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $EM_CONF['sg_news'] = [
 	'modify_tables' => '',
 	'clearCacheOnLoad' => 0,
 	'lockType' => '',
-	'version' => '9.3.7',
+	'version' => '9.4.0',
 	'constraints' => [
 		'depends' => [
 			'typo3' => '9.5.0-10.4.99',