diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9031766db..fce43a364 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 1.8.4
+Tuesday, July 17, 2018
+====================================
+- Fix build on non-C++11.
+- Use C++-style GCC atomics and C++11 atomics.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 1.8.3
 Wednesday, July 11, 2018
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b6fcfc02a..0dd70e68f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [1.8.3],
+        [1.8.4],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])
diff --git a/src/hb-version.h b/src/hb-version.h
index c3c38de7b..09e3c2c0b 100644
--- a/src/hb-version.h
+++ b/src/hb-version.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ HB_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define HB_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define HB_VERSION_MINOR 8
-#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 3
+#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 4
 
-#define HB_VERSION_STRING "1.8.3"
+#define HB_VERSION_STRING "1.8.4"
 
 #define HB_VERSION_ATLEAST(major,minor,micro) \
 	((major)*10000+(minor)*100+(micro) <= \