diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27f9d8f..cae5d97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Fixed
 ### Removed
 
+## 2024-05-28: v0.5.0-rc.4
+### Fixed
+- The app websocket was closing connections when cloned versions of itself were dropped.
+
 ## 2024-05-28: v0.5.0-rc.3
 ### Fixed
 - Dropping admin or app connections will now close the connection.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6643157..ad33750 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "holochain_client"
-version = "0.5.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "again",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5d9483a..59bdde5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name = "holochain_client"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/holochain/holochain-client-rust"
 resolver = "2"
-version = "0.5.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.4"
 
 [workspace]
 members = ["fixture/zomes/foo"]