diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 01a3a31..01d6121 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title = Empa nanotech@surfaces Laboratory - Scanning Probe Microscopy
 
 [metadata]
 name = scanning_probe
-version = 1.8.3
+version = 1.8.4
 author = nanotech@surfaces laboratory, Empa
 description = App to run scanning probe microscopy simulations.
 long_description = file: README.md