diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6272b68..82bc372 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ git Cookbook CHANGELOG
 This file is used to list changes made in each version of the git cookbook.
 
 
+v2.8.4
+------
+fixing metadata version error. locking to 3.0
+
+
 v2.8.1
 ------
 Locking yum dependency to '< 3'
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 6afc0a6..2e1460a 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Installs git and/or sets up a Git server daemon"
 long_description  IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version           "2.8.2"
+version           "2.8.4"
 recipe            "git", "Installs git"
 recipe            "git::server", "Sets up a runit_service for git daemon"
 recipe            "git::source", "Installs git from source"