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diff --git a/python-bitarray.changes b/python-bitarray.changes
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@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec  5 17:42:19 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 2.8.4:
+  * simplify ``copy_n()`` (remove special cases)
+  * add `word shift example C program
+  * and simplify ``shift_r8()``
+  * improve documentation and testing
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 14 12:07:00 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-bitarray.spec b/python-bitarray.spec
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 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-bitarray
-Version:        2.8.3
+Version:        2.8.4
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Efficient Arrays of Booleans
 License:        Python-2.0