diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0477999..2537c1f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.2"
+  ".": "0.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d79cbb..207e4e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/edlontech/mnemosyne/compare/mnemosyne-v0.3.2...mnemosyne-v0.4.0) (2026-09-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **access-control:** Added support for Access controlled memories ([8e8d675](https://github.com/edlontech/mnemosyne/commit/8e8d675a5071e0c53374fe120481b86a1378e7b9))
+* **memory:** Allows ingestion without procedural instructions ([793a420](https://github.com/edlontech/mnemosyne/commit/793a42083567635d3b9e20645c33f41c60a48879))
+
 ## [0.3.2](https://github.com/edlontech/mnemosyne/compare/mnemosyne-v0.3.1...mnemosyne-v0.3.2) (2026-09-11)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddb1a47..1379465 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Add `mnemosyne` to your dependencies:
 ```elixir
 def deps do
   [
-    {:mnemosyne, "~> 0.3.2"} # x-release-please-version
+    {:mnemosyne, "~> 0.4.0"} # x-release-please-version
   ]
 end
 ```
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 06ffc67..9c1cde0 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Mnemosyne.MixProject do
       app: :mnemosyne,
       description: description(),
       package: package(),
-      version: "0.3.2",
+      version: "0.4.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.19",
       test_coverage: [tool: ExCoveralls],
       docs: docs(),