diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c79a70..bb6b561 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [1.9.4] - 2026-01-13
+
+* fix(ci): replace sudo with su for user switching to avoid PAM failures in minimal container images
+
+
 ## [1.9.3] - 2026-01-07
 
 * Made the Nix dependency optional on non-x86_64 architectures to avoid broken Arch Linux ARM repository packages.
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 30b2e77..aa01307 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.9.3";
+            version = "1.9.4";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;
diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index 9e2591e..a285c7f 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=1.9.3
+pkgver=1.9.4
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index e61cdc9..687778b 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+package-manager (1.9.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix(ci): replace sudo with su for user switching to avoid PAM failures in minimal container images
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:48:50 +0100
+
 package-manager (1.9.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Made the Nix dependency optional on non-x86_64 architectures to avoid broken Arch Linux ARM repository packages.
diff --git a/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec b/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec
index de11715..0ac7132 100644
--- a/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec
+++ b/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.9.3
+Version:        1.9.4
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 13 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.9.4-1
+- fix(ci): replace sudo with su for user switching to avoid PAM failures in minimal container images
+
 * Wed Jan 07 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.9.3-1
 - Made the Nix dependency optional on non-x86_64 architectures to avoid broken Arch Linux ARM repository packages.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b61b792..f90a933 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.9.3"
+version = "1.9.4"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"