diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index b4f2197..3e77ca5 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-New in 0.3.2:
-=============
+New in 0.4:
+===========
 
 - added multi channel MC integrator with example
 - added multi channel MC integrator with example
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 98d2cf5..04a7a98 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.58])
 
 # initialize configure
-AC_INIT([hep-mc], [0.3.2], [https://github.com/cschwan/hep-mc/issues],
+AC_INIT([hep-mc], [0.4], [https://github.com/cschwan/hep-mc/issues],
 	[hep-mc], [https://github.com/cschwan/hep-mc])
 
 # put autotools files into a separate directory