diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 89ab3028..3f681a8e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
-AC_INIT([xdg-app],[0.3.6])
+AC_INIT([xdg-app],[0.4.0])
 
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS