diff --git a/docs/middleware/gzip.md b/docs/middleware/gzip.md
index 1199e71..08a5cd8 100644
--- a/docs/middleware/gzip.md
+++ b/docs/middleware/gzip.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # gzip compression middleware
 
-> New in 1.3.1!
+> New in 1.4.0!
 
 ```python
 from spiderweb import SpiderwebRouter
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc93003..70f6a75 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "spiderweb-framework"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 description = "A small web framework, just big enough for a spider."
 authors = ["Joe Kaufeld <opensource@joekaufeld.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"