diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 2771987c..0a5545a2 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-# 4.18.3
+# 4.18.4
 
 change tester uid to value other than 1000 as this causes problems with WSL2 
+prepare for parsing single file solution code in Java
+
+# 4.18.3
+
+N/A
 
 # 4.18.2
 
diff --git a/src/VERSION.py b/src/VERSION.py
index 44b5bc96..6f7dbf03 100644
--- a/src/VERSION.py
+++ b/src/VERSION.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-version = "Version 4.18.3 | 20240208"
\ No newline at end of file
+version = "Version 4.18.4 | 20240208"
\ No newline at end of file