diff --git a/packaging/debian/buildppa.sh b/packaging/debian/buildppa.sh
index 8f580174..4e7f9a16 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/buildppa.sh
+++ b/packaging/debian/buildppa.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 PPA_KEYID=7808CE96D38B9201
 
-RCLVERS=1.28.3
+RCLVERS=1.28.4
 SCOPEVERS=1.20.2.4
 GSSPVERS=1.1.0
 PPAVERS=1
diff --git a/packaging/debian/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/debian/changelog
index 868e56d9..6c9b6a65 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+recoll (1.28.4-1~ppaPPAVERS~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix error in 1.28.3 which broke indexing RTF files with a .doc extension.
+  * Allow phrase and proximity searches with multiword synonyms.
+  
+ -- Jean-Francois Dockes <jf@dockes.org>  Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0100
+
 recoll (1.28.3-1~ppaPPAVERS~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
 
   * Fix an issue in Python extension: Doc attribute setting not working.
diff --git a/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog b/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog
index 41a28e1e..5ed83bde 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/debiankio/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kio-recoll (1.28.4-1~ppaPPAVERS~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix error in 1.28.3 which broke indexing RTF files with a .doc extension.
+  * Allow phrase and proximity searches with multiword synonyms.
+  
+ -- Jean-Francois Dockes <jf@dockes.org>  Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0100
+
 kio-recoll (1.28.1-1~ppaPPAVERS~SERIES1) SERIES; urgency=low
 
   * Fix build error caused by wasaStringToRcl interface change.
diff --git a/src/VERSION b/src/VERSION
index ac786b64..15b13fd6 100644
--- a/src/VERSION
+++ b/src/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.28.3
+1.28.4
diff --git a/src/common/autoconfig-win.h b/src/common/autoconfig-win.h
index 15273e59..6faa2b3f 100644
--- a/src/common/autoconfig-win.h
+++ b/src/common/autoconfig-win.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "Recoll"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "Recoll 1.28.3"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "Recoll 1.28.4"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "recoll"
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_URL ""
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.28.3"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.28.4"
 
 /* putenv parameter is const */
 /* #undef PUTENV_ARG_CONST */