diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1106a0fe..428e3e92f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.9.4
+
+**Release date:** 2026-08-31
+
+This patch release updates the fluxcd/pkg dependencies, which bring Kubernetes
+to 1.36.4.
+
+Improvements:
+- Update fluxcd/pkg dependencies
+  [#1374](https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/pull/1374)
+  [#1375](https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/pull/1375)
+
 ## 1.9.3
 
 **Release date:** 2026-08-07
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 426d4fd2a..6ca442339 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: fluxcd/notification-controller
     newName: fluxcd/notification-controller
-    newTag: v1.9.3
+    newTag: v1.9.4
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 383ead678..9042a9a7c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.18.0
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.8.4
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v1.2.3
-	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.9.3
+	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.9.4
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.27.2
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.30.2
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/auth v0.54.3