diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70c16042c..07d6e4ccc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.8.4
+
+**Release date:** 2026-04-21
+
+This patch release fixes a regression in which generic providers would not
+forward commit status events, and requires the `audience` field on the GCR
+Receiver secret for tighter verification (it will become mandatory in
+Flux 2.9).
+
+Fixes:
+- Fix generic providers not forwarding commit status events
+  [#1291](https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/pull/1291)
+- Remove GCR audience reconstruction
+  [#1288](https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/pull/1288)
+
 ## 1.8.3
 
 **Release date:** 2026-04-07
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 1608353c3..5d455159d 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: fluxcd/notification-controller
     newName: fluxcd/notification-controller
-    newTag: v1.8.3
+    newTag: v1.8.4
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 398c02e46..64c58920d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.8.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.2-flux.1
-	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.8.3
+	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.8.4
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.24.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.25.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/auth v0.38.4