diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 0a46231..88dad62 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 4.0.0 (released 2024-12-04)
+
+- tests: apply changes for sqlalchemy>=2.0
+- setup: bump major dependencies
+
 Version 3.0.1 (release 2024-11-30)
 
 - setup: change to reusable workflows
diff --git a/invenio_userprofiles/__init__.py b/invenio_userprofiles/__init__.py
index 12ebbbd..c9faa69 100644
--- a/invenio_userprofiles/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_userprofiles/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from .ext import InvenioUserProfiles
 from .models import UserProfile, UserProfileProxy
 
-__version__ = "3.0.1"
+__version__ = "4.0.0"
 
 __all__ = (
     "__version__",