diff --git a/meshchatx/src/version.py b/meshchatx/src/version.py
index 3ddcc7e..944c64d 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/version.py
+++ b/meshchatx/src/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 share the same version string.
 """
 
-__version__ = "3.3.2"
+__version__ = "4.0.0"