diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1f11e9b..00cd572 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-24 - 2.8.4 - fix()
+no changes — empty diff, nothing to commit
+
+- Diff contained no modifications; no release required
+
 ## 2026-01-23 - 2.8.3 - fix(mod_output)
 use pattern base dir when computing relative paths for files to serve
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 4a5c1d9..75c004c 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsbundle',
-  version: '2.8.3',
+  version: '2.8.4',
   description: 'a multi-bundler tool supporting esbuild, rolldown, and rspack for painless bundling of web projects'
 }