diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 92d3dd64938b21515865b33f3d63225d1fcc89c8..2dfd8bfe54e8b0db591e43a1434a5592553fd68a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "license": [
         "GPL-2.0-or-later"
     ],
-    "version": "9.8.3",
+    "version": "9.8.4",
     "support": {
     },
     "repositories": [
diff --git a/ext_emconf.php b/ext_emconf.php
index ec8d03cebfe87d617fd472b0ee49469bfcb1e636..7935d9b903e1cb0d1503387ba84f233530a2d820 100644
--- a/ext_emconf.php
+++ b/ext_emconf.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $EM_CONF['sg_news'] = [
 	'modify_tables' => '',
 	'clearCacheOnLoad' => 0,
 	'lockType' => '',
-	'version' => '9.8.3',
+	'version' => '9.8.4',
 	'constraints' => [
 		'depends' => [
 			'typo3' => '9.5.0-10.4.99',