diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 965065db5..a602fc9e2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.3
+0.9.4
diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 14e30227c..acff7ada6 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 )
 
-var version = "0.9.3-dev (compiled manually)"
+var version = "0.9.4"
 
 // TimeFormat is the format used for all timestamps printed by restic.
 const TimeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"