diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 774c9d9..8061cba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.0.4](https://github.com/gonicus/gonnect/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.4) (2025-01-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* adjust file permissions of initial config ([e6beb1c](https://github.com/gonicus/gonnect/commit/e6beb1c060394550561a96aafc455756563c40f4))
+
 ## [1.0.3](https://github.com/gonicus/gonnect/compare/v1.0.2...v1.0.3) (2025-01-13)
 
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 25c0379..4bc4fca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
-project(GOnnect VERSION 1.0.3 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(GOnnect VERSION 1.0.4 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
diff --git a/resources/flatpak/de.gonicus.gonnect.releases.xml b/resources/flatpak/de.gonicus.gonnect.releases.xml
index 575c499..d5ebac9 100644
--- a/resources/flatpak/de.gonicus.gonnect.releases.xml
+++ b/resources/flatpak/de.gonicus.gonnect.releases.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <releases>
+  <release version="1.0.4" date="2025-01-13">
+    <description>
+      <p>Maintenance:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>shrink icon by some more pixels</li>
+      </ul>
+      <p>Continuous Integration:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>make use of Semantic Release app</li>
+      </ul>
+      <p>Bug Fixes:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>adjust file permissions of initial config</li>
+      </ul>
+      <p>Build System:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>speed up Distrobox starts after initialization</li>
+      </ul>
+    </description>
+  </release>
   <release version="1.0.3" date="2025-01-13">
     <description>
       <p>Maintenance:</p>