diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e0b7bf..f63d9d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) - 2024-12-06
+
+### Added
+
+- added ability to specify backup rpc for connecting to the network ([#28](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs/pull/28))
+- don't retry on critical errors (query, tx) ([#27](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs/pull/27))
+
+### Other
+
+- replaced SecretBuilder with utility functions ([#26](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs/pull/26))
+- [**breaking**] replaced deploy method as a static method ([#18](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs/pull/18))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs/compare/v0.2.1...v0.3.0) - 2024-11-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index afeca6a..a7840e5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
+version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "Inflector"
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "near-api"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bip39",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f5e87c3..0f1bf6a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "near-api"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 authors = [
     "akorchyn <artur.yurii.korchynskyi@gmail.com>",
     "frol <frolvlad@gmail.com>",