diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47ee92f6dd..8748071d1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# v1.8.4:
+
+### Features:
+
+- [Feature #1177](https://github.com/google/osv-scanner/pull/1177) Adds `--upgrade-config` flag for configuring allowed upgrades on a per-package basis. Also hide & deprecate previous `--disallow-major-upgrades` and `--disallow-package-upgrades` flags.
+
+### Fixes:
+
+- [Bug #1123](https://github.com/google/osv-scanner/issues/1123) Issue when running osv-scanner on project running with golang 1.22 #1123
+
+### Misc:
+
+- [Feature #638](https://github.com/google/osv-scanner/issues/638) Update go policy to use stable go version for builds (updated to go 1.23)
+
 # v1.8.3:
 
 ### Features:
diff --git a/cmd/osv-scanner/__snapshots__/main_test.snap b/cmd/osv-scanner/__snapshots__/main_test.snap
index ac2739b209..0e59849a3c 100755
--- a/cmd/osv-scanner/__snapshots__/main_test.snap
+++ b/cmd/osv-scanner/__snapshots__/main_test.snap
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ No package sources found, --help for usage information.
 ---
 
 [TestRun/#01 - 1]
-osv-scanner version: 1.8.3
+osv-scanner version: 1.8.4
 commit: n/a
 built at: n/a
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Scanned <rootdir>/fixtures/locks-many/composer.lock file and found 1 package
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Filtered 1 vulnerability from output
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ Scanned <rootdir>/fixtures/locks-insecure/osv-scanner-flutter-deps.json file as
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
diff --git a/docs/github-action.md b/docs/github-action.md
index 03b702491f..471c8c6c6f 100644
--- a/docs/github-action.md
+++ b/docs/github-action.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   scan-pr:
-    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.3"
+    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.4"
 ```
 
 ### View results
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   scan-scheduled:
-    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.3"
+    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.4"
 ```
 
 As written, the scanner will run on 12:30 pm UTC every Monday, and also on every push to the main branch. You can change the schedule by following the instructions [here](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#schedule).
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   osv-scan:
-    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.3"
+    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.4"
     with:
       # Only scan the top level go.mod file without recursively scanning directories since
       # this is pipeline is about releasing the go module and binary
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Examples
 ```yml
 jobs:
   scan-pr:
-    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.3"
+    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.4"
     with:
       scan-args: |-
         --lockfile=./path/to/lockfile1
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
 ```yml
 jobs:
   scan-pr:
-    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.3"
+    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.4"
     with:
       scan-args: |-
         --recursive
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Vulnerability scanning
     # makes sure the extraction step is completed before running the scanner
     needs: extract-deps
-    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.3"
+    uses: "google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@v1.8.4"
     with:
       # Download the artifact uploaded in extract-deps step
       download-artifact: converted-OSV-Scanner-deps
diff --git a/internal/output/__snapshots__/sarif_test.snap b/internal/output/__snapshots__/sarif_test.snap
index c263067fe1..3e0d9dcb1a 100755
--- a/internal/output/__snapshots__/sarif_test.snap
+++ b/internal/output/__snapshots__/sarif_test.snap
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@
           "informationUri": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
           "name": "osv-scanner",
           "rules": [],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "results": []
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2637,7 +2637,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@
               }
             }
           ],
-          "version": "1.8.3"
+          "version": "1.8.4"
         }
       },
       "artifacts": [
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 864a4a4e2f..2943ee75a0 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package version
 
 // OSVVersion is the current release version, you should update this variable when doing a release
-var OSVVersion = "1.8.3"
+var OSVVersion = "1.8.4"