diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 581e8b41..0e5cf6e0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION=1.3.6
+VERSION=1.4.0
 
 PREFIX?=/usr/local
 PKG_CONFIG?=pkg-config