diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8ac7de..391bb9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.4](https://github.com/napi-rs/json-escape-simd/compare/json-escape-simd-v1.0.3...json-escape-simd-v1.0.4) - 2025-09-23
+
+### Other
+
+- reduce alignment overhead for small inputs ([#16](https://github.com/napi-rs/json-escape-simd/pull/16))
+
 ## [1.0.3](https://github.com/napi-rs/json-escape-simd/compare/json-escape-simd-v1.0.2...json-escape-simd-v1.0.3) - 2025-09-23
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a3d549a..dddd165 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "json-escape-simd"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "criterion",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1ed0433..c3e7b59 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["cpu-features"]
 
 [package]
 name = "json-escape-simd"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.89.0"
 include = ["src/**/*.rs"]