diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e439899b8..b9f3414f0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+Overview of changes in GLib 2.68.4
+==================================
+
+* Bugs fixed:
+ - #2454 Read past the end of buffer in g_win32_package_parser_enum_packages
+ - !2158 Backport !2155 “glocalfilemonitor: Avoid a deadlock on finalization” to glib-2-68
+ - !2175 Backport !2174 “data-to-c.py: generate new-line at the end of the file” to glib-2-68
+ - !2183 Backport !2180 “correctly use 3 parameters for close_range” to glib-2-68
+ - !2186 Backport !2185 “glocalfile: Fix the global trash dir detection” to glib-2-68
+ - !2209 Backport !2208 “g_string_replace: Don't replace empty string more than once per location” to glib-2-68
+ - !2220 Backport GWin32AppInfo fixes to glib-2-68
+
+* Translation updates:
+ - Chinese (China)
+ - Chinese (Taiwan)
+ - Occitan (post 1500)
+
+
 Overview of changes in GLib 2.68.3
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e2eba1871..a0223ce5b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('glib', 'c', 'cpp',
-  version : '2.68.3',
+  version : '2.68.4',
   # NOTE: We keep this pinned at 0.49 because that's what Debian 10 ships
   meson_version : '>= 0.49.2',
   default_options : [