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 7dcbdc0..a61c39a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/compare/v0.3.2...v0.4.0) (2026-04-28)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* resolve open Dependabot security alerts ([#38](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/issues/38)) ([42f2785](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/commit/42f2785f7d3d6fb5503be0302b65945b5734b467))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add selenium IDE project file for user simulation & add docs ([#30](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/issues/30)) ([1df3646](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/commit/1df3646490efd29ac30f0c876769feb9bc290d41))
+* adds flag validation workflow ([#33](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/issues/33)) ([147e84b](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/commit/147e84bbb94b366eac488bf3e5ca88237a2a4c05))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* add generated React hooks and Node client ([#22](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/issues/22)) ([6a8a0e2](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/commit/6a8a0e25b5a5afe87b24b936721b358755737949))
+
 ## [0.3.2](https://github.com/open-feature/toggle-shop/compare/v0.3.1...v0.3.2) (2025-03-28)
 
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/toggle-shop.yaml b/kubernetes/toggle-shop.yaml
index 7b5ea21..9ec0cf9 100644
--- a/kubernetes/toggle-shop.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/toggle-shop.yaml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: toggle-shop
-          image: ghcr.io/open-feature/toggle-shop:v0.3.2 # x-release-please-version
+          image: ghcr.io/open-feature/toggle-shop:v0.4.0 # x-release-please-version
           ports:
             - containerPort: 3000
               name: app-port
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da1cbe0..628d8ba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "toggle-shop",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "toggle-shop",
-      "version": "0.3.2",
+      "version": "0.4.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@formkit/auto-animate": "^0.8.2",
         "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.14.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e748ff4..30dc42a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "toggle-shop",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "cross-env FLAGD_OFFLINE_FLAG_SOURCE_PATH=./flags.json next dev",