diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e449fef5..96744446 100755
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+0.8.4 for Linux, Mac and Window (Sun Mar 18 2012)
+
+	Hylke:
+	- Fix "Add" item being disabled on first run
+	- Fix some crashes in notfication mechanism
+	- Use ~/SparkleShare instead of ~/My Documents/SparkleShare on Windows
+	- Add option to add SparkleShare to startup items on Windows
+	- Add SparkleShare to Explorer sidebar
+	- Report whether we're sending or receiving (or both) in the status icon
+	- Fix some cases where SparkleShare would incorrectly say "not synced"
+	- Some UI changes on Windows to comply with the Windows HIG
+
+
 0.8.3 for Linux, Mac and Windows (Sun Mar 11 2012):
 
         Hylke:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e7d0dab..5436c994 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 m4_define([sparkleshare_version],
-	[0.8.3])
+	[0.8.4])
 
 m4_define([sparkleshare_asm_version],
-	[0.8.3])
+	[0.8.4])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 AC_INIT([SparkleShare], sparkleshare_version)