diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 4a2a938e08..377273f68b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .. currentmodule:: click
 
-Version 8.4.dev
+Version 8.4.1
 ------------------
 
 Unreleased
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d4d40e2e12..833209b67a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "click"
-version = "8.4.dev"
+version = "8.4.1.dev"
 description = "Composable command line interface toolkit"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
diff --git a/src/click/exceptions.py b/src/click/exceptions.py
index 4914d9cfe2..8ef08dae16 100644
--- a/src/click/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/click/exceptions.py
@@ -36,13 +36,16 @@ class ClickException(Exception):
     """An exception that Click can handle and show to the user."""
 
     #: The exit code for this exception.
-    exit_code = 1
+    exit_code: t.ClassVar[int] = 1
+
+    show_color: t.Final[bool | None]
+    message: t.Final[str]
 
     def __init__(self, message: str) -> None:
         super().__init__(message)
         # The context will be removed by the time we print the message, so cache
         # the color settings here to be used later on (in `show`)
-        self.show_color: bool | None = resolve_color_default()
+        self.show_color = resolve_color_default()
         self.message = message
 
     def format_message(self) -> str:
@@ -71,12 +74,15 @@ class UsageError(ClickException):
                 fill in the context automatically in some situations.
     """
 
-    exit_code = 2
+    exit_code: t.ClassVar[int] = 2
+
+    ctx: Context | None
+    cmd: t.Final[Command | None]
 
     def __init__(self, message: str, ctx: Context | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__(message)
         self.ctx = ctx
-        self.cmd: Command | None = self.ctx.command if self.ctx else None
+        self.cmd = self.ctx.command if self.ctx else None
 
     def show(self, file: t.IO[t.Any] | None = None) -> None:
         if file is None:
@@ -123,6 +129,9 @@ class BadParameter(UsageError):
                        each item is quoted and separated.
     """
 
+    param: Parameter | None
+    param_hint: cabc.Sequence[str] | str | None
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         message: str,
@@ -159,6 +168,8 @@ class MissingParameter(BadParameter):
                        ``'option'`` or ``'argument'``.
     """
 
+    param_type: t.Final[str | None]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         message: str | None = None,
@@ -224,6 +235,9 @@ class NoSuchOption(UsageError):
     .. versionadded:: 4.0
     """
 
+    option_name: t.Final[str]
+    possibilities: t.Final[list[str] | None]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         option_name: str,
@@ -236,11 +250,15 @@ def __init__(
 
         super().__init__(message, ctx)
         self.option_name = option_name
-        self.possibilities: list[str] | None = None
+
+        # this temp variable avoids mypy complaining self.possibilities "reassignment"
         if possibilities:
             from difflib import get_close_matches
 
-            self.possibilities = get_close_matches(option_name, possibilities)
+            possibilities_ = get_close_matches(option_name, possibilities)
+        else:
+            possibilities_ = None
+        self.possibilities = possibilities_
 
     def format_message(self) -> str:
         if not self.possibilities:
@@ -251,6 +269,9 @@ def format_message(self) -> str:
 class NoSuchCommand(UsageError):
     """Raised if Click attempted to handle a command that does not exist."""
 
+    command_name: t.Final[str]
+    possibilities: t.Final[list[str] | None]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         command_name: str,
@@ -263,11 +284,15 @@ def __init__(
 
         super().__init__(message, ctx)
         self.command_name = command_name
-        self.possibilities: list[str] | None = None
+
+        # this temp variable avoids mypy complaining self.possibilities "reassignment"
         if possibilities:
             from difflib import get_close_matches
 
-            self.possibilities = get_close_matches(command_name, possibilities)
+            possibilities_ = get_close_matches(command_name, possibilities)
+        else:
+            possibilities_ = None
+        self.possibilities = possibilities_
 
     def format_message(self) -> str:
         if not self.possibilities:
@@ -285,6 +310,8 @@ class BadOptionUsage(UsageError):
     :param option_name: the name of the option being used incorrectly.
     """
 
+    option_name: t.Final[str]
+
     def __init__(
         self, option_name: str, message: str, ctx: Context | None = None
     ) -> None:
@@ -302,8 +329,9 @@ class BadArgumentUsage(UsageError):
 
 
 class NoArgsIsHelpError(UsageError):
+    ctx: Context
+
     def __init__(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        self.ctx: Context
         super().__init__(ctx.get_help(), ctx=ctx)
 
     def show(self, file: t.IO[t.Any] | None = None) -> None:
@@ -313,12 +341,15 @@ def show(self, file: t.IO[t.Any] | None = None) -> None:
 class FileError(ClickException):
     """Raised if a file cannot be opened."""
 
+    ui_filename: t.Final[str]
+    filename: t.Final[str]
+
     def __init__(self, filename: str, hint: str | None = None) -> None:
         if hint is None:
             hint = _("unknown error")
 
         super().__init__(hint)
-        self.ui_filename: str = format_filename(filename)
+        self.ui_filename = format_filename(filename)
         self.filename = filename
 
     def format_message(self) -> str:
@@ -340,5 +371,7 @@ class Exit(RuntimeError):
 
     __slots__ = ("exit_code",)
 
+    exit_code: t.Final[int]
+
     def __init__(self, code: int = 0) -> None:
-        self.exit_code: int = code
+        self.exit_code = code
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9b2d6d0fa9..5f7aca8d4e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "click"
-version = "8.4.dev0"
+version = "8.4.1.dev0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "colorama", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },