diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 748eef0..fc2d146 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0)
-project (uirc3 VERSION 1.3.0 LANGUAGES C)
+project (uirc3 VERSION 1.4.0 LANGUAGES C)
 
 # Options
 option (WANT_READLINE "Use GNU Readline for the UI (better)" ON)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 474c6f1..4e3dc3a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.4.0 (xxxx-xx-xx)
+1.4.0 (2021-10-06) "Call Me Scruffy Scruffington"
 
  * xC: made message autosplitting respect text formatting