diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44ffd6dc..bf235ae9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ rmfiles:
 	rm -rf applications/examples/uploads/* 
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.20.3-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.20.4-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	# make rmfiles
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 07e45e70..e91389da 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.20.3-stable+timestamp.2020.05.02.20.48.40
+Version 2.20.4-stable+timestamp.2020.05.02.22.03.36
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_html.py b/gluon/tests/test_html.py
index 7dfc8993..1b316396 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_html.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class TestBareHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
                          XML('<h1>HelloWorld</h1>').__repr__())
         # bug check for the sanitizer for closing no-close tags
         self.assertEqual(XML('<p>Test</p><br/><p>Test</p><br/>', sanitize=True).xml(),
-                         XML('<p>Test</p><br /><p>Test</p><br />').xml())
+                         XML('<p>Test</p><br/><p>Test</p><br/>').xml())
         # basic flatten test
         self.assertEqual(XML('<p>Test</p>').flatten(), '<p>Test</p>')
         self.assertEqual(XML('<p>Test</p>').flatten(render=lambda text, tag, attr: text), '<p>Test</p>')