diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d691b921..fa643114 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.9.4: Ludovic Rousseau
+1 October 2021
+- fix a memory leak when libusb is used for hotplug (i.e. non-Linux
+  systems)
+
 1.9.3: Ludovic Rousseau
 6 August 2021
 - fix a stupid regression with systemd introduced in the previous version
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 913074bc..e3b74d9f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 
-AC_INIT([pcsc-lite],[1.9.3])
+AC_INIT([pcsc-lite],[1.9.4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/pcscdaemon.c)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.8 dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])