diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd913fc..13eb264 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# [4.9.4](https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr/compare/v4.9.3...v4.9.4) (2023-02-21)
+
+Update release date
+
 # [4.9.3](https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr/compare/v4.9.2...4.9.3) (2023-02-21)
 
 
diff --git a/man/man1/abbr.1 b/man/man1/abbr.1
index 01ac7a5..f8450c3 100644
--- a/man/man1/abbr.1
+++ b/man/man1/abbr.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ZSH-ABBR" 1 "February 20 2023" "abbr 4.9.3" "User Commands"
+.TH "ZSH-ABBR" 1 "February 20 2023" "abbr 4.9.4" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 zsh\-abbr \- manage zsh abbreviations
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/zsh-abbr.zsh b/zsh-abbr.zsh
index 32ef4b6..f57e763 100755
--- a/zsh-abbr.zsh
+++ b/zsh-abbr.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # abbreviation management for zsh, inspired by fish shell and enhanced
 # https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr
-# v4.9.3
+# v4.9.4
 # Copyright (c) 2019-present Henry Bley-Vroman
 
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ _abbr() {
     quiet=$(( ABBR_QUIETER || ABBR_QUIET ))
     quieter=$ABBR_QUIETER
     release_date="February 20 2023"
-    version="zsh-abbr version 4.9.3"
+    version="zsh-abbr version 4.9.4"
 
     # Deprecation notices for values that could be meaningfully set after initialization
     # Example form: