diff --git a/ros_buildfarm/__init__.py b/ros_buildfarm/__init__.py
index aadef88e4..ece4fd0c4 100644
--- a/ros_buildfarm/__init__.py
+++ b/ros_buildfarm/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # the version must be either a released version number which is also a tag name
 # or an upcoming version number followed by a branch name separated by a dash
-__version__ = '1.3.3-master'  # same version as in setup.py
+__version__ = '1.4.0'  # same version as in setup.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 35e3c8fd5..97471ccb6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 kwargs = {
     'name': 'ros_buildfarm',
-    'version': '1.3.3-master',  # same version as in ros_buildfarm/__init__.py
+    'version': '1.4.0',  # same version as in ros_buildfarm/__init__.py
     'packages': find_packages(exclude=['test']),
     'scripts': scripts,
     'include_package_data': True,