diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 737512dcb1..0acc577ae1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## 1.10.0 - (In Development)
 
+## 2023
+
+*  [1.9.4 - 2022-08-03](docs/_posts/2023-08-03-release-1.9.4.md)
+
 ## 2022
 
 *  [1.9.3 - 2022-04-14](docs/_posts/2022-04-14-release-1.9.3.md)
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d53925cabc..016d6ab91b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ buildscript {
     ext.junit_platform_version = "1.9.1"
     ext.jacoco_version = '0.8.8'
 
-    ext.plugin_version = '1.10.0'
+    ext.plugin_version = '1.9.4'
     // Suffix ordering:
     //    `'-snapshot'` -- for development builds
     //    `'-eap-###'`  -- for early access preview builds (`-eap-1`, `-eap-2`, `-eap-3`, etc.)
     //    `''`          -- for release builds
-    ext.suffix = '-snapshot'
+    ext.suffix = ''
 
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/docs/_posts/2023-08-03-release-1.9.4.md b/docs/_posts/2023-08-03-release-1.9.4.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e00bf64ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_posts/2023-08-03-release-1.9.4.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: XQuery IntelliJ Plugin 1.9.4
+category: release
+---
+Bug Fixes:
+
+1. Fix an exception when running queries on MarkLogic 11.
+2. Fix processing file links in stack traces on IntelliJ 2023.2.
+3. Fix navigating to the rewriter endpoint implementation on IntelliJ 2023.1.
+4. Various fixes for other exceptions.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 6d0cfe7ade..867faf87c2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
   ]]></description>
 
   <change-notes><![CDATA[
+    <p>Bug Fixes:</p>
+    <ol>
+      <li>Fix an exception when running queries on MarkLogic 11.</li>
+      <li>Fix processing file links in stack traces on IntelliJ 2023.2.</li>
+      <li>Fix navigating to the rewriter endpoint implementation on IntelliJ 2023.1.</li>
+      <li>Various fixes for other exceptions.</li>
+    </ol>
   ]]></change-notes>
 
   <idea-version since-build="213"/>