diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa5396a93..8d57951e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Delta Chat Android Changelog
 
+## v1.50.4
+2025-01
+
+* properly send as animated stickers GIF files selected from keyboard
+* improve emoji picker in landscape mode and when changing from landscape to portrait
+* avoid crash when receiving push notifications if the user restricted the app from working in background
+* improve UI when attaching a file or image to easily recognize it is attached but not sent yet
+* avoid slow loading of in-chat apps in some devices when quickly re-opening an app after closing it
+* allow to select multiple images at once in the media picker via "Gallery" button
+* mark holiday notice messages as bot-generated
+* don't mark contacts as bot when receiving location-only and sync messages
+* prefer to encrypt even if peers have their preference to "no preference"
+* start ephemeral messages timers when the chat is archived or noticed
+* several bug fixes and updated translations
+* update to core 1.153.0
+
 ## v1.50.3
 2024-12
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3cb05297f..ca8f1ba23 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ android {
     useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
 
     defaultConfig {
-        versionCode 706
-        versionName "1.50.3"
+        versionCode 707
+        versionName "1.50.4"
 
         applicationId "com.b44t.messenger"
         multiDexEnabled true