diff --git a/credsweeper/__init__.py b/credsweeper/__init__.py
index e937b3170..8c0adfa27 100644
--- a/credsweeper/__init__.py
+++ b/credsweeper/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
     '__version__'
 ]
 
-__version__ = "1.3.1"
+__version__ = "1.4.0"