diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 201722b2..65ee24d7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
{
- ".": "1.9.3"
+ ".": "1.9.4"
}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80c4cc71..4dcdbb3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+## [1.9.4](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/compare/v1.9.3...v1.9.4) (2026-07-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* replace SpotBugs suppressions with code-level test fixes ([9b8f89c](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/commit/9b8f89c7680c771f59373ea58f3c3c55743156ef))
+
## [1.9.3](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/compare/v1.9.2...v1.9.3) (2026-06-10)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff12db23..53514baa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,28 +22,28 @@ In `build.gradle` in the `dependencies` section:
```Groovy
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-abstractions:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-abstractions:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-json:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-json:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-text:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-text:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-form:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-form:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
// x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-bundle:1.9.3'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-bundle:1.9.4'
// x-release-please-end
implementation 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.1.1'
```
@@ -57,49 +57,49 @@ In `pom.xml` in the `dependencies` section:
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-abstractions
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-serialization-json
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-serialization-text
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-serialization-form
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
com.microsoft.kiota
microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart
- 1.9.3
+ 1.9.4
diff --git a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
index 0fc25be3..a177a120 100644
--- a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
+++ b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public UserAgentHandlerOption() {}
private boolean enabled = true;
@Nonnull private String productName = "kiota-java";
- @Nonnull private String productVersion = "1.9.3"; // x-release-please-version
+ @Nonnull private String productVersion = "1.9.4"; // x-release-please-version
/**
* Gets the product name to be used in the user agent header
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3ce383ff..50350066 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mavenMajorVersion = 1
mavenMinorVersion = 9
# x-release-please-end
# x-release-please-start-patch
-mavenPatchVersion = 3
+mavenPatchVersion = 4
# x-release-please-end
mavenArtifactSuffix =