diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 77fee73..d615fd0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.3
+1.9.4
diff --git a/scaffold/templates/release.yml.j2 b/scaffold/templates/release.yml.j2
index f4eb68f..80d607a 100644
--- a/scaffold/templates/release.yml.j2
+++ b/scaffold/templates/release.yml.j2
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".github/**"
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "*.md"
-      - "LICENSE"
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 permissions: