diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 377de6c019..63b0afcba3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ Powering infrastructure near you:
 Download from [Maven Central][maven] or depend via Gradle:
 
 ```gradle
-compile 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:2.8.2'
+compile 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:2.8.3'
 
 // Optional extensions
-compile 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:guava:2.8.2'
-compile 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:jcache:2.8.2'
+compile 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:guava:2.8.3'
+compile 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:jcache:2.8.3'
 ```
 
 See the [release notes][releases] for details of the changes.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3fe4470012..930edb9d3f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ allprojects {
   version.with {
     major = 2 // incompatible API changes
     minor = 8 // backwards-compatible additions
-    patch = 3 // backwards-compatible bug fixes
+    patch = 4 // backwards-compatible bug fixes
     releaseBuild = rootProject.hasProperty('release')
   }
 }