diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 811ac917d..6473f5b86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie)
 
+## [1.20.4](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie/tree/v1.20.4) - 2024-05-08
+### Fixed
+- Fall back to ABI when `Contract.from_explorer` compilation fails ([#1772](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie/pull/1772))
+
 ## [1.20.3](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie/tree/v1.20.3) - 2024-05-05
 ### Added
 - Config setting to disable short-term caching ([#1767](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie/pull/1767))
diff --git a/brownie/_config.py b/brownie/_config.py
index cef9e5f8b..f17b9a02f 100644
--- a/brownie/_config.py
+++ b/brownie/_config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from brownie._expansion import expand_posix_vars
 from brownie._singleton import _Singleton
 
-__version__ = "1.20.3"
+__version__ = "1.20.4"
 
 BROWNIE_FOLDER = Path(__file__).parent
 DATA_FOLDER = Path.home().joinpath(".brownie")
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f5fedd285..05091dbc0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.20.3
+current_version = 1.20.4
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index af6c38a4c..16a135c60 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 setup(
     name="eth-brownie",
     packages=find_packages(),
-    version="1.20.3",  # don't change this manually, use bumpversion instead
+    version="1.20.4",  # don't change this manually, use bumpversion instead
     license="MIT",
     description="A Python framework for Ethereum smart contract deployment, testing and interaction.",  # noqa: E501
     long_description=long_description,