diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c39476a40480..b53858b952a1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
   "google-cloud-document_ai-v1beta3+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-domains": "1.2.0",
   "google-cloud-domains+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-domains-v1": "0.3.0",
+  "google-cloud-domains-v1": "0.4.0",
   "google-cloud-domains-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-domains-v1beta1": "0.5.0",
   "google-cloud-domains-v1beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-domains-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-domains-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index bc7a998e3440..326c44100dad 100644
--- a/google-cloud-domains-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-domains-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 0.4.0 (2023-05-31)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Uses binary protobuf definitions for better forward compatibility ([#21674](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/21674)) 
+
 ### 0.3.0 (2023-03-08)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-domains-v1/lib/google/cloud/domains/v1/version.rb b/google-cloud-domains-v1/lib/google/cloud/domains/v1/version.rb
index 4a7b4f22da25..3f2b4c0fa8c8 100644
--- a/google-cloud-domains-v1/lib/google/cloud/domains/v1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-domains-v1/lib/google/cloud/domains/v1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module Domains
       module V1
-        VERSION = "0.3.0"
+        VERSION = "0.4.0"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-domains-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.domains.v1.json b/google-cloud-domains-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.domains.v1.json
index 492926b9f8ed..0b10a1338940 100644
--- a/google-cloud-domains-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.domains.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-domains-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.domains.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-domains-v1",
-    "version": "0.3.0",
+    "version": "0.4.0",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {