diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: rhino
 Title: A Framework for Enterprise Shiny Applications
-Version: 1.3.1.9002
+Version: 1.4.0
 Authors@R:
   c(
     person("Kamil", "Żyła", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "opensource+kamil@appsilon.com"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# rhino (development version)
+# rhino 1.4.0
 
-1. Add `pkg_install()` and `pkg_remove()` to simplify dependency management in Rhino.
-2. Add E2E tests for the Rhino package (internal).
-3. Add support for using React in Rhino
+1. New `pkg_install()` and `pkg_remove()` functions to simplify dependency management in Rhino.
+2. Add support for using React in Rhino
 (tutorial, JS function `registerReactComponents()`, R function `react_component()`).
-4. Require box v1.3.1 or later (fixes issues with lazy-loaded data and trailing commas).
+3. Require box v1.3.1 or later (fixes issues with lazy-loaded data and trailing commas).
+4. Add E2E tests for the Rhino package (internal).
 
 # [rhino 1.3.1](https://github.com/Appsilon/rhino/releases/tag/v1.3.1)