From f5711d134cde96c033f70f6beeb6f4e2164f6bed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Intercom Android Release Robot
 <intercom-android-release-bot@intercom.io>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:15:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Release 18.9.4

---
 CHANGELOG.md            | 13 +++++++++++++
 README.md               |  4 ++--
 sample/app/build.gradle |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa52438..e712338 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 18.9.4
+###### Release Date: 15-09-2026
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+* Fixed failed CSAT ratings and remarks appearing as saved, and show when the rating window is closed
+* Fixed the Recent message card on Home remaining stale after returning from a conversation
+
+### 👉 Dependency updates
+* Paging: Updated to 3.5.1
+
+### 👉 Note
+* The next major version of the Android SDK will be built with Kotlin 2.3 and will require apps to use a minimum Kotlin version of `2.0` due to binary compatibility
+
 ## 18.9.3
 ###### Release Date: 04-09-2026
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 757d369..6c245e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ There are 2 options for installing Intercom on your Android app.
 Add the following dependency to your app's `build.gradle` file:
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk:18.9.3'
+    implementation 'io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk:18.9.4'
     implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:24.1.+'
 }
 ```
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
 If you'd rather not have push notifications in your app, you can use this dependency:
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk-base:18.9.3'
+    implementation 'io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk-base:18.9.4'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/sample/app/build.gradle b/sample/app/build.gradle
index d4d2821..f020766 100644
--- a/sample/app/build.gradle
+++ b/sample/app/build.gradle
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences:1.2.1'
 
-    implementation 'io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk:18.9.3'
+    implementation 'io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk:18.9.4'
     implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:25.0.1'
 }