diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index aa9d6ff..21d058e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v0.7.4
+- api: fix: state is correctly aligned in AVX2 mode (does not trust `malloc()`), by @easyaspi314
+
 v0.7.3
 - perf: improved speed for large inputs (~+20%)
 - perf: improved latency for small inputs (~10%)
diff --git a/xxhash.h b/xxhash.h
index a3851c4..d1575e9 100644
--- a/xxhash.h
+++ b/xxhash.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ extern "C" {
 ***************************************/
 #define XXH_VERSION_MAJOR    0
 #define XXH_VERSION_MINOR    7
-#define XXH_VERSION_RELEASE  3
+#define XXH_VERSION_RELEASE  4
 #define XXH_VERSION_NUMBER  (XXH_VERSION_MAJOR *100*100 + XXH_VERSION_MINOR *100 + XXH_VERSION_RELEASE)
 XXH_PUBLIC_API unsigned XXH_versionNumber (void);