diff --git a/bbb-etherpad.placeholder.sh b/bbb-etherpad.placeholder.sh
index fefc1ce2cb..9d85a4210a 100755
--- a/bbb-etherpad.placeholder.sh
+++ b/bbb-etherpad.placeholder.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-git clone --branch 1.9.3 --depth 1 https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite bbb-etherpad
+git clone --branch 1.9.4 --depth 1 https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite bbb-etherpad