diff --git a/gfal2-python.spec b/gfal2-python.spec
index f6745f9..7585713 100644
--- a/gfal2-python.spec
+++ b/gfal2-python.spec
@@ -22,18 +22,17 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:			gfal2-python
-Version:		1.8.3
-Release:		4%{?dist}
+Version:		1.8.4
+Release:		1%{?dist}
 Summary:		Python bindings for gfal 2
 Group:			Applications/Internet
 License:		ASL 2.0
 URL:			http://dmc.web.cern.ch/
-# git clone --branch master https://gitlab.cern.ch/dmc/gfal2-bindings.git gfal2-python-1.8.3
-# pushd gfal2-python-1.8.3
-# git checkout v1.8.3
-# git submodule init && git submodule update
+# git clone --branch master https://gitlab.cern.ch/dmc/gfal2-bindings.git gfal2-python-1.8.4
+# pushd gfal2-python-1.8.4
+# git checkout v1.8.4
 # popd
-# tar czf gfal2-python-1.8.3.tar.gz gfal2-python-1.8.3
+# tar czf gfal2-python-1.8.4.tar.gz --exclude-vcs gfal2-python-1.8.4
 Source0:		%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:		%(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
@@ -103,6 +102,9 @@ make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 %{_pkgdocdir}/examples/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 09 2015 Alejandro Alvarez <aalvarez@cern.ch> - 1.8.4-1
+- Update for release 1.8.4
+
 * Thu Aug 27 2015 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> - 1.8.3-4
 - Rebuilt for Boost 1.59
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 4e41234..f5a8743 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8ca3319ad16dab644341482e6739d3a4  gfal2-python-1.8.3.tar.gz
+8f56e9b35f5d4e80984abdeb358fabbe  gfal2-python-1.8.4.tar.gz