diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0c0ed2c..0db707f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pict-rs"
-version = "0.4.0-rc.14"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-form-data",
  "actix-rt",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c8b4054..777c80b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "pict-rs"
 description = "A simple image hosting service"
-version = "0.4.0-rc.14"
+version = "0.4.0"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b270e1..5c6eba5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ $ pict-rs -c /path/to/pict-rs.toml run
 
 ##### Distro Package
 If getting pict-rs from your distro, please make sure it's a recent version (meaning 0.3.x stable,
-or 0.4.0-rc.x). If it is older, consider using an alternative option for installing pict-rs. I am
+or 0.4.x stable). If it is older, consider using an alternative option for installing pict-rs. I am
 currently aware of pict-rs packaged in [the AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pict-rs) and
 [nixpkgs](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=23.05&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=pict-rs),
 but there may be other distros that package it as well.
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ If you're running with docker-compose, this could look like the following:
 ```bash
 $ sudo docker compose stop pictrs # stop the pict-rs container
 $ sudo docker compose run pictrs sh # launch a shell in the pict-rs container
-> pict-rs --version # verify pict-rs version is recent (should probably be 0.4.0-rc.14 or later)
+> pict-rs --version # verify pict-rs version is recent (should probably be 0.4.0 or later)
 > pict-rs \
     migrate-store \
     filesystem \
diff --git a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
index abcd8dc..19892e6 100644
--- a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.3'
 
 services:
   pictrs:
-    image: asonix/pictrs:0.4.0-rc.14
+    image: asonix/pictrs:0.4.0
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
     restart: always
diff --git a/pict-rs.nix b/pict-rs.nix
index d082f9e..08be362 100644
--- a/pict-rs.nix
+++ b/pict-rs.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   pname = "pict-rs";
-  version = "0.4.0-rc.14";
+  version = "0.4.0";
   src = ./.;
 
   cargoLock = {
diff --git a/pict-rs.toml b/pict-rs.toml
index 25854a1..95688ea 100644
--- a/pict-rs.toml
+++ b/pict-rs.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ targets = 'warn,tracing_actix_web=info,actix_server=info,actix_web=info'
 #
 # services:
 #   pictrs:
-#     image: asonix/pictrs:0.4.0-rc.14
+#     image: asonix/pictrs:0.4.0
 #     ports:
 #       - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
 #       - "127.0.0.1:6669:6669" # this is the line that exposes console