diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0ee8c01..2537c1f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.0"
+  ".": "0.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fb2eb8..446a7c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/bex-co/muse-code-acp/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) (2026-09-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* expose persistent Muse goal observations ([a5d29ad](https://github.com/bex-co/muse-code-acp/commit/a5d29ad7284278bf97c0fb0201a4ad4156aaf4e4))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/bex-co/muse-code-acp/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2026-09-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b6ee28a..c35b6e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@bex-co/muse-code-acp",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@bex-co/muse-code-acp",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@agentclientprotocol/sdk": "1.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5ca8d9..c174af3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "description": "An ACP-compatible coding agent powered by Muse Code (unofficial adapter for Meta's muse CLI)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",