diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 98e60e34..52fb5819 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "3.8.3"
+    ".": "3.8.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43f9d96b..053dbbd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.8.4](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.8.3...v3.8.4) (2024-11-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* expand variables in content type application/x-www-form-urlencoded ([#491](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/issues/491)) ([4eb74dc](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/commit/4eb74dcebb3a239246153f3d1c5c0fc8552980f3))
+
 ## [3.8.3](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.8.2...v3.8.3) (2024-10-11)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
index 1c6a2c81..28e635af 100644
--- a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
+++ b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local client = function() return require("rest-nvim.client") end
 ---rest.nvim API version, equals to the current rest.nvim version. Meant to be used by modules later
 ---@type string
 ---@see vim.version
-api.VERSION = "3.8.3" -- x-release-please-version
+api.VERSION = "3.8.4" -- x-release-please-version
 
 ---rest.nvim namespace used for buffer highlights
 ---@type number