diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 8456b76acc..2eb2cdba89 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Rocksdb Change Log
 > NOTE: Entries for next release do not go here. Follow instructions in `unreleased_history/README.txt`
 
+## 9.8.4 (11/18/2024)
+### Behavior Changes
+* When Remote Compaction is enabled, do not purge OPTIONS file immediately by DeleteObsoleteOptionsFiles() after SetOptions(). Rely on PurgeObsoleteFiles() to clean up obsolete OPTIONS file after each compaction.
+
 ## 9.8.3 (11/12/2024)
 ### Bug Fixes
 * Fix missing cases of corruption retry during DB open and read API processing.
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/version.h b/include/rocksdb/version.h
index 33018133fd..b25e287deb 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/version.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/version.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // minor or major version number planned for release.
 #define ROCKSDB_MAJOR 9
 #define ROCKSDB_MINOR 8
-#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 3
+#define ROCKSDB_PATCH 4
 
 // Do not use these. We made the mistake of declaring macros starting with
 // double underscore. Now we have to live with our choice. We'll deprecate these