diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a00e8802..6aa10418e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ __pycache__/
 prof/
 dist/pymodbus*
 build/html
+build/lib
 /pymodbus.egg-info/
 venv
 downloaded_files/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index cb08240db..4b25b2e96 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ helps make pymodbus a better product.
 
 :ref:`Authors`: contains a complete list of volunteers have contributed to each major version.
 
+Version 3.11.4
+--------------
+* Prepare 3.11.4 (#2815)
+* Update CodeQL to v4. (#2816)
+* Solve python3.14 problem (and mypy upgrade). (#2814)
+* More doc corrections. (#2813)
+* Correct wrong example in doc. (#2812)
+* update to pylint 4 (#2806)
+* ExceptionResponse for no_response_expected. (#2801)
+* Complete test for SimData / SimDevice. (#2798)
+* SimData and simDevice. (#2796)
+* Avoid windows CI problem with log testing. (#2797)
+* Update doc with 4.0 information. (#2795)
+* Make global DataType. (#2794)
+* Remove test pymodbus.log file. (#2793)
+* Update README. (#2788)
+* Activate ruff indent checking. (#2787)
+
 Version 3.11.3
 --------------
 * Coverage 100% (using no cover, when needed). (#2783)
diff --git a/MAKE_RELEASE.rst b/MAKE_RELEASE.rst
index 8772b59c2..b27a7166f 100644
--- a/MAKE_RELEASE.rst
+++ b/MAKE_RELEASE.rst
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ Prepare/make release on dev.
    * Control / Update API_changes.rst
    * Update CHANGELOG.rst
       * Add commits from last release, but selectively !
-        git log --oneline v3.8.4..HEAD > commit.log
-        git log --pretty="%an" v3.8.4..HEAD | sort -uf > authors.log
+        git log --oneline v3.11.4..HEAD > commit.log
+        git log --pretty="%an" v3.11.4..HEAD | sort -uf > authors.log
         update AUTHORS.rst and CHANGELOG.rst
         cd doc; ./build_html
    * rm -rf build/* dist/*
    * python3 -m build
-   * pypi-alias pymodbus_ha_core
    * twine check dist/*
    * Commit, push and merge.
    * Wait for CI to complete
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 93c09bf0f..62f063fe6 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ as well as the
 `API_changes <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/blob/dev/API_changes.rst>`_
 files.
 
-Current release is `3.11.3 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.11.3>`_.
+Current release is `3.11.4 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.11.4>`_.
 
 Bleeding edge (not released) is `dev <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/dev>`_.
 
diff --git a/doc/source/_static/examples.tgz b/doc/source/_static/examples.tgz
index 72edb243d..c9eea90b3 100644
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diff --git a/doc/source/_static/examples.zip b/doc/source/_static/examples.zip
index f2932dc89..5cfb5f507 100644
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diff --git a/pymodbus/__init__.py b/pymodbus/__init__.py
index 6d67351b8..3f3cd95c7 100644
--- a/pymodbus/__init__.py
+++ b/pymodbus/__init__.py
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 from pymodbus.pdu.device import ModbusDeviceIdentification
 
 
-__version__ = "4.0.0dev6"
+__version__ = "3.11.4"
 __version_full__ = f"[pymodbus, version {__version__}]"