diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index ba4b251..856f469 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ setup_conda_rc "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
 source run_conda_forge_build_setup
 
+
+
 # make the build number clobber
 make_build_number "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
diff --git a/.scripts/run_win_build.bat b/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
index 65650bf..a45c34f 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
+++ b/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set "CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1"
 
 :: Provision the necessary dependencies to build the recipe later
 echo Installing dependencies
-mamba.exe install "python=3.10" pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1" -c conda-forge --strict-channel-priority --yes
+mamba.exe install pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1" -c conda-forge --strict-channel-priority --yes
 if !errorlevel! neq 0 exit /b !errorlevel!
 
 :: Set basic configuration
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if NOT [%HOST_PLATFORM%] == [%BUILD_PLATFORM%] (
 )
 
 if NOT [%flow_run_id%] == [] (
-    set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --extra-meta flow_run_id=%flow_run_id% remote_url=%remote_url% sha=%sha%"
+        set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --extra-meta flow_run_id=%flow_run_id% remote_url=%remote_url% sha=%sha%"
 )
 
 call :end_group
diff --git a/build-locally.py b/build-locally.py
index 8ac9b84..6788aea 100755
--- a/build-locally.py
+++ b/build-locally.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-"""exec' "python3" "$0" "$@" #"""  # fmt: off # fmt: on
+"""exec" "python3" "$0" "$@" #"""  # fmt: off # fmt: on
 #
 # This file has been generated by conda-smithy in order to build the recipe
 # locally.
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 52505f5..62123a7 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "cramjam" %}
-{% set version = "2.8.4rc3" %}
+{% set version = "2.8.4" %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name|lower }}
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ package:
 
 source:
   url: https://pypi.io/packages/source/{{ name[0] }}/{{ name }}/{{ name }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
-  sha256: de59cbb04852bee6e1fc5cd9faace43e7f86ac7d5222a297e1a5c3566bffbc14
+  sha256: ad8bec85b46283330214f4367805e6f56e04ce25a030a2c6a4b127437d006fcf
 
 build:
-  number: 2
+  number: 0
   script:
     - {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv