diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 816df2d..2537c1f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.1"
+  ".": "0.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be128a1..f219fd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/EffizienzAgent/mailsync/compare/v0.3.1...v0.4.0) (2026-11-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add app icon and apps screen entry ([f051037](https://github.com/EffizienzAgent/mailsync/commit/f0510377e6955325dc390c49671c43329c5bafb3))
+
 ## [0.3.1](https://github.com/EffizienzAgent/mailsync/compare/v0.3.0...v0.3.1) (2026-10-28)
 
 
diff --git a/mailsync/__init__.py b/mailsync/__init__.py
index 260c070..6a9beea 100644
--- a/mailsync/__init__.py
+++ b/mailsync/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.3.1"
+__version__ = "0.4.0"