diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 35b2b9eda..db4a7111a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 project_name = os.getenv('PROJECT_NAME', 'taichi')
 TI_VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 TI_VERSION_MINOR = 8
-TI_VERSION_PATCH = 3
+TI_VERSION_PATCH = 4
 version = f'{TI_VERSION_MAJOR}.{TI_VERSION_MINOR}.{TI_VERSION_PATCH}'
 
 data_files = glob.glob('python/lib/*')