diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 7b9b4d6..8e40cbc 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "pillow" %}
-{% set version = "9.3.0" %}
+{% set version = "9.4.0" %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name|lower }}
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ package:
 
 source:
   url: https://pypi.io/packages/source/{{ name[0] }}/{{ name }}/Pillow-{{ version }}.tar.gz
-  sha256: c935a22a557a560108d780f9a0fc426dd7459940dc54faa49d83249c8d3e760f
+  sha256: a1c2d7780448eb93fbcc3789bf3916aa5720d942e37945f4056680317f1cd23e
   patches:                  # [unix]
     - disable_detect.patch  # [unix]
 
 build:
-  number: 2
+  number: 0
   skip: true  # [py<37]
 
 requirements:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ requirements:
     # Additional double quotes for Core version: "9.2.0" on win-64 for python 3.7 and python 3.8.
     # The last version of pillow we built (v9.0.1) was built using conda-build-3.21.7, 
     # Looking at the conda-build changelog for v3.21.9, it was noticed some changes to support the new setuptools >=60.0
-    # Check if the issue persists in the next releases 
+    # 2023/2/23: It persists in 9.4.0. Check if the issue persists in the next releases 
     - setuptools <60  # [win and (py==37 or py==38)]
     - setuptools      # [not (win and (py==37 or py==38))]
     - wheel