diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c53b124..c9c69d58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.29.4 - 2025-04-13
+### Extractors
+#### Additions
+- [chevereto] support `imagepond.net` ([#7278](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7278))
+- [webtoons] add `artist` extractor ([#7274](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7274))
+#### Fixes
+- [deviantart] fix `KeyError: 'has_subfolders'` ([#7272](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7272) [#7337](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7337))
+- [discord] fix `parent` keyword inconsistency ([#7341](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7341) [#7353](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7353))
+- [E621:pool] fix `AttributeError` ([#7265](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7265) [#7344](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7344))
+- [everia] fix/improve image extraction ([#7270](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7270))
+- [gelbooru] fix video URLs ([#7345](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7345))
+- [hentai2read] fix `AttributeError` exception for chapters without artist ([#7355](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7355))
+- [issuu] fix extractors ([#7317](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7317))
+- [kemonoparty] fix file paths with backslashes ([#7321](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7321))
+- [readcomiconline] fix `issue` extractor ([#7269](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7269) [#7330](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7330))
+- [rule34xyz] update to API v2 ([#7289](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7289))
+- [zerochan] fix `KeyError: 'author'` ([#7282](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7282))
+#### Improvements
+- [instagram] use Chrome `User-Agent` by default ([#6379](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6379))
+- [pixiv] support `phixiv.net` URLs ([#7352](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7352))
+- [tumblr] support URLs without subdomain ([#7358](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7358))
+- [webtoons] download JPEG files in higher quality
+- [webtoons] use a default 0.5-1.5s delay between requests ([#7329](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7329))
+- [zzup] support `w.zzup.com` URLs ([#7327](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7327))
+### Downloaders
+- [ytdl] fix `KeyError: 'extractor'` exception when `ytdl` reports an error ([#7301](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7301))
+### Post Processors
+- [metadata] add `metadata-path` option ([#6582](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6582))
+- [metadata] fix handling of empty directory paths ([#7296](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7296))
+- [ugoira] preserve `extension` when using `"mode": "archive"` ([#7304](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/7304))
+### Miscellaneous
+- [formatter] add `i` and `f` conversions ([#6582](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6582))
+
 ## 1.29.3 - 2025-03-29
 ### Extractors
 #### Additions
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 43f18a92..1d8a1956 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ Standalone Executable
 Prebuilt executable files with a Python interpreter and
 required Python packages included are available for
 
-- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.3/gallery-dl.exe>`__
+- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.4/gallery-dl.exe>`__
   (Requires `Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) <https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe>`__)
-- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.3/gallery-dl.bin>`__
+- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.29.4/gallery-dl.bin>`__
 
 
 Nightly Builds
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index 78e3cc39..87169e21 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.29.4-dev"
+__version__ = "1.29.4"
 __variant__ = None