diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d520f1b1cb..0d9e861b8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_app_grpc"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "base64 0.13.1",
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_app_utilities"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 3.2.25",
  "dialoguer 0.10.4",
@@ -3275,7 +3275,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_chat_ffi"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cbindgen",
  "chrono",
@@ -3300,7 +3300,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_console_wallet"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "chrono",
@@ -3356,14 +3356,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_common"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bs58 0.5.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_comms"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "dialoguer 0.11.0",
@@ -3384,7 +3384,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_merge_mining_proxy"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -3426,7 +3426,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_miner"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "borsh",
@@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_mining_helper_ffi"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "cbindgen",
@@ -3483,7 +3483,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_node"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3539,7 +3539,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_wallet"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3590,7 +3590,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_wallet_ffi"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "cbindgen",
@@ -5956,7 +5956,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_chat_client"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5983,7 +5983,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_common"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "config",
@@ -6008,7 +6008,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_common_sqlite"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "diesel_migrations",
@@ -6022,7 +6022,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_common_types"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.5",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
@@ -6047,7 +6047,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_comms"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6096,7 +6096,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_comms_dht"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
@@ -6140,7 +6140,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_comms_rpc_macros"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.29",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -6155,7 +6155,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_contacts"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
@@ -6189,7 +6189,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_core"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -6288,11 +6288,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_features"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_hashing"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "borsh",
@@ -6350,7 +6350,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_key_manager"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6385,7 +6385,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_libtor"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "libtor",
@@ -6399,7 +6399,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_max_size"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "serde",
@@ -6409,7 +6409,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_metrics"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures 0.3.29",
@@ -6424,7 +6424,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_mmr"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "blake2",
@@ -6442,7 +6442,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_p2p"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 3.2.25",
@@ -6478,7 +6478,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_script"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "borsh",
@@ -6496,7 +6496,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_service_framework"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6513,7 +6513,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_shutdown"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.29",
  "tokio",
@@ -6521,7 +6521,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_storage"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "lmdb-zero",
@@ -6534,7 +6534,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_test_utils"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.29",
  "futures-test",
diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
index 3d9f00886b..b8f77e28f8 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "This crate is to provide a single source for all cross application grpc files and conversions to and from tari::core"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ tonic = { version = "0.8.3", features = ["tls"] }
 zeroize = "1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tonic-build = "0.8.4"
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml
index 404371df02..cf8b44f46a 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_app_utilities"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tonic = "0.8.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build", "static-application-info"] }
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 miner_input = ["minotari_app_grpc"]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
index 35e4c5f705..db3a718aa4 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_console_wallet"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 [dependencies]
 minotari_app_grpc = { path = "../minotari_app_grpc" }
 minotari_app_utilities = { path = "../minotari_app_utilities" }
-minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.3.1-pre.1", optional = true }
+minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.4.0-pre.0", optional = true }
 tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ default-features = false
 features = ["crossterm"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 default = ["libtor", "ledger"]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml
index ed36070e32..29d8fd3a1f 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_common"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml
index 36878ca1bd..0d6cba2584 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_comms"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock
index eb9b1caf45..73f6fcc1ff 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ checksum = "68354c5c6bd36d73ff3feceb05efa59b6acb7626617f4962be322a825e61f79a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "borsh",
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_hashing"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "digest",
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml
index cb9e096532..1b8b5b0cf7 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3", default-features = false, features = ["borsh"]}
-tari_hashing = { path = "../../../hashing", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_hashing = { path = "../../../hashing", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 minotari_ledger_wallet_common = { path = "../common" }
 
diff --git a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml
index aa05a77622..75a3897afd 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The Tari merge mining proxy for xmrig"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ url = "2.1.1"
 scraper = "0.19.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 markup5ever = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
index cf78f04a76..35e88ee900 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The tari miner implementation"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
index 48154577f4..371feb80db 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The tari full base node implementation"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
 tari_key_manager = { path = "../../base_layer/key_manager", features = [
     "key_manager_service",
-], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 async-trait = "0.1.52"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ safe = []
 libtor = ["tari_libtor"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
 ignored = [
diff --git a/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
index 4bb39aae20..009f6b492b 100644
--- a/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "minotari_chat_ffi"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency chat C FFI bindings"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
index 866693d328..6c45e40aab 100644
--- a/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ name = "tari_common_types"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency common types"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 minotari_ledger_wallet_common = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common" }
 chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
 bitflags = { version = "2.4", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
index 9b3aed51b4..ec5968ee8e 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ name = "tari_contacts"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari contacts library"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
 tari_max_size = { path = "../../infrastructure/max_size" }
-tari_p2p = {  path = "../p2p", features = ["auto-update"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_service_framework = {  path = "../service_framework", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_p2p = {  path = "../p2p", features = ["auto-update"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = {  path = "../service_framework", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
 
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils" }
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
 ignored = ["prost"] # this is so we can run cargo machete without getting false positive about macro dependancies
diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml
index 1b6f0d3115..309069ca8b 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "tari_chat_client"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cucumber chat client"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
index dbfcca0396..b8afde4e04 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
@@ -29,26 +29,26 @@ ledger = [
 metrics = ["tari_metrics"]
 
 [dependencies]
-minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.3.1-pre.1", optional = true }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms_rpc_macros = { path = "../../comms/rpc_macros", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.4.0-pre.0", optional = true }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_rpc_macros = { path = "../../comms/rpc_macros", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3", features = ["borsh"] }
 tari_max_size = { path = "../../infrastructure/max_size" }
-tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_mmr = { path = "../../base_layer/mmr", optional = true, version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_p2p = { path = "../../base_layer/p2p", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_mmr = { path = "../../base_layer/mmr", optional = true, version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_p2p = { path = "../../base_layer/p2p", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7", features = ["borsh"] }
 tari_key_manager = { path = "../key_manager", features = [
     "key_manager_service",
-], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite" }
 tari_hashing = { path = "../../hashing" }
 
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ toml = { version = "0.5" }
 quickcheck = "1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "mempool"
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs b/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
index 50172aab99..8429a9a3e1 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ pub fn get_esmeralda_genesis_block() -> ChainBlock {
 
 fn get_esmeralda_genesis_block_raw() -> Block {
     // Set genesis timestamp
-    let genesis_timestamp = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("22 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200").expect("parse may not fail");
+    let genesis_timestamp = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("04 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200").expect("parse may not fail");
     // Let us add a "not before" proof to the genesis block
     let not_before_proof =
         b"as I sip my drink, thoughts of esmeralda consume my mind, like a refreshing nourishing draught \
diff --git a/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
index 553ef64811..8351936bef 100644
--- a/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet key management"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib"]
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.50" }
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
index 598ec51fca..8d17fd8c6b 100644
--- a/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "A Merkle Mountain Range implementation"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
index e54294555a..474226d28e 100644
--- a/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_p2p"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development community"]
 description = "Tari base layer-specific peer-to-peer communication features"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common = {  path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common = {  path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
-tari_service_framework = {  path = "../service_framework", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_storage = {  path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_service_framework = {  path = "../service_framework", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = {  path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ clap = "3.2"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 test-mocks = []
diff --git a/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml
index 74df94b916..b3a23e6398 100644
--- a/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_service_framework"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The Tari communication stack service framework"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 async-trait = "0.1.50"
diff --git a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
index cf1d786861..95baaa61f1 100644
--- a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "minotari_mining_helper_ffi"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency miningcore C FFI bindings"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
 tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
 tari_core = { path = "../core", default-features = false, features = ["transactions", "base_node_proto", "base_node"] }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
 libc = "0.2.65"
 thiserror = "1.0.26"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ tari_core = { path = "../core", features = ["transactions", "base_node"] }
 rand = "0.8"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 cbindgen = "0.24.3"
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build", "static-application-info"] }
 
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
index c0a8b3ca72..d22ae81cde 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,24 +3,24 @@ name = "minotari_wallet"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet library"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_contacts = { path = "../../base_layer/contacts", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_core = { path = "../../base_layer/core", default-features = false, features = ["transactions", "mempool_proto", "base_node_proto"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_contacts = { path = "../../base_layer/contacts", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_core = { path = "../../base_layer/core", default-features = false, features = ["transactions", "mempool_proto", "base_node_proto"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
 tari_max_size = { path = "../../infrastructure/max_size" }
-tari_key_manager = { path = "../key_manager", features = ["key_manager_service"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p", features = ["auto-update"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_key_manager = { path = "../key_manager", features = ["key_manager_service"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p", features = ["auto-update"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
 
 # Uncomment for tokio tracing via tokio-console (needs "tracing" features)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
 zeroize = "1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build", "static-application-info"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build", "static-application-info"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p", features = ["test-mocks"] }
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
index b85661654d..05f9d8c4fd 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "minotari_wallet_ffi"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet C FFI bindings"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ env_logger = "0.7.1"
 [build-dependencies]
 cbindgen = "0.24.3"
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build", "static-application-info"] }
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [lints.rust]
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(tari_target_network_mainnet)', 'cfg(tari_target_network_nextnet)', 'cfg(tari_target_network_testnet)'] }
diff --git a/changelog-development.md b/changelog-development.md
index e0d3e0c214..173a669ed5 100644
--- a/changelog-development.md
+++ b/changelog-development.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
+
+## [1.4.0-per.0](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/compare/v1.3.1-pre.1...v1.4.0-per.0) (2024-09-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add grpc specific log file ([#6524](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6524)) ([be9e32e](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/be9e32edce774e31d79907450ed531e560befbd4))
+* add network wire byte ([#6518](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6518)) ([78a4803](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/78a4803ca9364d472525fd94a5f36b33379268a5))
+* **p2pool-randomx-support:** added pow algo to GetNewBlockRequest in p2pool proto ([#6509](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6509)) ([125b49c](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/125b49ca7792db2a200ef2fdc5b323564a1667ab))
+* **p2pool-randomx-support:** merge mining proxy update ([#6521](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6521)) ([3f4a3e8](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/3f4a3e853d9404925fd941479b0adddc6209cb13))
+* paper wallet cli ([#6522](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6522)) ([31a953c](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/31a953c66bac3810d0369fb675af3622657c6b16))
+
 ## [1.3.1-pre.1](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/compare/v1.3.1-pre.0...v1.3.1-pre.1) (2024-09-02)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index 63e4340f23..809464fa79 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build = ["toml", "prost-build"]
 static-application-info = ["git2"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1"}
+tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0"}
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 config = { version = "0.14.0", default-features = false, features = ["toml"] }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ tari_test_utils = { path = "../infrastructure/test_utils" }
 toml = "0.5.8"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [lints.rust]
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(tari_target_network_mainnet)', 'cfg(tari_target_network_nextnet)'] }
diff --git a/common/src/configuration/network.rs b/common/src/configuration/network.rs
index 28dcd5e01f..508ad6dead 100644
--- a/common/src/configuration/network.rs
+++ b/common/src/configuration/network.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl Network {
             // Choose a value in 'IGOR_RANGE' or assign 'self.as_byte()'
             Network::Igor => self.as_byte(),
             // Choose a value in 'ESMERALDA_RANGE' or assign 'self.as_byte()'
-            Network::Esmeralda => self.as_byte(),
+            Network::Esmeralda => 200,
         };
         // The reserved wire byte for liveness ('LIVENESS_WIRE_MODE') is defined in another module, which is not
         // accessible from here.
diff --git a/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml b/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml
index e0dcac460a..07f6f0becb 100644
--- a/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml b/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml
index 641d41696e..99bce04ce8 100644
--- a/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "tari_common_sqlite"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet library"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/comms/core/Cargo.toml b/comms/core/Cargo.toml
index 8261b895e2..03c57917ea 100644
--- a/comms/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
-tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0.39"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = ["build"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 c_integration = []
diff --git a/comms/dht/Cargo.toml b/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
index 4ba58a46aa..f900b0447b 100644
--- a/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_comms_dht"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari comms DHT module"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_comms = { path = "../core", features = ["rpc"], version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms_rpc_macros = {  path = "../rpc_macros" , version = "1.3.1-pre.1"}
+tari_comms = { path = "../core", features = ["rpc"], version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_rpc_macros = {  path = "../rpc_macros" , version = "1.4.0-pre.0"}
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.20.3" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.7" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 bitflags = { version = "2.4", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ clap = "3.2"
 
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 test-mocks = []
diff --git a/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml b/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml
index 722fe83107..51e8477e60 100644
--- a/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/hashing/Cargo.toml b/hashing/Cargo.toml
index e037baed54..bd024d2397 100644
--- a/hashing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hashing/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_hashing"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Tari hash domains"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml
index d28d7a7463..d7a253d54f 100644
--- a/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml
index 085de7bc0b..a82f4171e4 100644
--- a/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_libtor"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml
index aaeed66f65..e10c743a82 100644
--- a/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_max_size"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Tari max size library"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml
index 2522531411..ef94336c51 100644
--- a/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_metrics"
 description = "Tari metrics"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
diff --git a/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml
index 5e987315a6..0a14f03f8a 100644
--- a/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml
index c58a04d1a6..1fa973e502 100644
--- a/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
index 349effd153..45186ad459 100644
--- a/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_script"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Tari script library"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml
index 721c3bb923..e8110e814f 100644
--- a/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_test_utils"
 description = "Utility functions used in Tari test functions"
-version = "1.3.1-pre.1"
+version = "1.4.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../shutdown", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.3.1-pre.1" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../shutdown", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.4.0-pre.0" }
 
 futures = { version = "^0.3.1" }
 rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 827dbdb35c..502cc66088 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tari",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {}