diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 0571192..fc570ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changes
 -------
 
+0.4.0 (10-27-14)
+
+* added "strict" mode to support safer configurations
+* Windows registry format supports all types
+* bugfixes/simplifications/clarifications
+
 0.3.3 (07-11-14)
 
 * bugfixes
diff --git a/profig.py b/profig.py
index ca69efc..4f1baf2 100644
--- a/profig.py
+++ b/profig.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import collections
 
 __author__  = 'Miguel Turner'
-__version__ = '0.3.3'
+__version__ = '0.4.0'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
 
 __all__ = ['Config', 'IniFormat', 'ConfigError', 'Coercer', 'CoerceError']