diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5b7b99a..a1ae23a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.0.4 - Sep 18, 2015
+
+  * include man page in release tarball
+
 1.0.3 - Sep 7, 2015
 
   * complete autotools build, see README.md for build instructions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 240c9fa..927319f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.68])
-AC_INIT([pixz], [1.0.3], [https://github.com/vasi/pixz/issues])
+AC_INIT([pixz], [1.0.4], [https://github.com/vasi/pixz/issues])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/pixz.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])