diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6e1a267a5..c1cf59a4df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ are included as part of the Windows 7.1 SDK.
 You will also need to have the third-party dependency libraries available for
 the build scripts to use.  These are available from one of these two URLs,
 depending on whether you are on a 32-bit or 64-bit system:
-https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.9.3/panda3d-1.9.3-tools-win32.zip
-https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.9.3/panda3d-1.9.3-tools-win64.zip
+https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.9.4/panda3d-1.9.4-tools-win32.zip
+https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.9.4/panda3d-1.9.4-tools-win64.zip
 
 After acquiring these dependencies, you may simply build Panda3D from the
 command prompt using the following command:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ macOS
 -----
 
 On macOS, you will need to download a set of precompiled thirdparty packages in order to
-compile Panda3D, which can be acquired from [here](https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.9.3/panda3d-1.9.3-tools-mac.tar.gz).
+compile Panda3D, which can be acquired from [here](https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.9.4/panda3d-1.9.4-tools-mac.tar.gz).
 
 After placing the thirdparty directory inside the panda3d source directory,
 you may build Panda3D using a command like the following:
diff --git a/doc/ReleaseNotes b/doc/ReleaseNotes
index d3e22a1fc3..4a8a13ee64 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/doc/ReleaseNotes
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+------------------------  RELEASE 1.9.4  ------------------------
+
+One of the bugfixes in the last 1.9.3 release introduced a regression,
+therefore it was decided to make another 1.9.x release.
+
+* Fix 1.9.3 regression with generating geometry in threaded pipeline
+* Various compile warning fixes
+* Fix occasional crash in PNMImage::quick_filter_from()
+* Fix issue taking screenshots from an OpenGL FBO buffer
+* Fix various issues with MeshDrawer
+* Fix issue with collision sphere generation in bam2egg
+* Fix compile errors with more obscure Python configurations
+* Fix assert when using Texture.load_sub_image to load whole image
+* Fix fsm FourState
+
 ------------------------  RELEASE 1.9.3  ------------------------
 
 This issue fixes several bugs that were still found in 1.9.2.
diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index f782898df5..d682f76e71 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -2788,17 +2788,17 @@ else:
 
 tp_dir = GetThirdpartyDir()
 if tp_dir is not None:
-    dylibs = set()
+    dylibs = {}
 
     if GetTarget() == 'darwin':
         # Make a list of all the dylibs we ship, to figure out whether we should use
         # install_name_tool to correct the library reference to point to our copy.
         for lib in glob.glob(tp_dir + "/*/lib/*.dylib"):
-            dylibs.add(os.path.basename(lib))
+            dylibs[os.path.basename(lib)] = os.path.basename(os.path.realpath(lib))
 
         if not PkgSkip("PYTHON"):
             for lib in glob.glob(tp_dir + "/*/lib/" + SDK["PYTHONVERSION"] + "/*.dylib"):
-                dylibs.add(os.path.basename(lib))
+                dylibs[os.path.basename(lib)] = os.path.basename(os.path.realpath(lib))
 
     for pkg in PkgListGet():
         if PkgSkip(pkg):
@@ -2853,7 +2853,8 @@ if tp_dir is not None:
                     libdep = line.split(" ", 1)[0]
                     dep_basename = os.path.basename(libdep)
                     if dep_basename in dylibs:
-                        oscmd("install_name_tool -change %s %s%s %s" % (libdep, dep_prefix, dep_basename, target), True)
+                        dep_target = dylibs[dep_basename]
+                        oscmd("install_name_tool -change %s %s%s %s" % (libdep, dep_prefix, dep_target, target), True)
 
                 JustBuilt([target], [tp_lib])