diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1862fa0..f42d5eb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('zathura', 'c',
-  version: '0.3.9',
+  version: '0.4.0',
   meson_version: '>=0.45',
   default_options: 'c_std=c11',
 )