diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1572a9d..1329b95 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "carbonado"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 description = "An apocalypse-resistant data storage format for the truly paranoid."