diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index cce95caa..b993a77d 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+[1.4.0](https://github.com/paularmstrong/swig/tree/v1.4.0) / 2014-07-03
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* **Changed** Allow variable tokens to start with `$`. gh-455
+* **Changed** `fs` loader should take `cwd` as default base path. gh-419
+* **Changed** handle errors which occur at the time of rendering. gh-417
+* **Changed** default options in bin (`varControls`, `tagControls`, `cmtControls`). gh-415
+* **Changed** `null` should yield empty string when resolving variable. gh-408
+* **Added** Escape character for `date` filter argument. gh-427, gh-432
+* **Added** Make `if` and `elseif` throw a better error message when a tag body is omitted. gh-425
+* **Fixed** don't throw errors on accessing property of `null` object. gh-471
+* **Fixed** `loop` variables work correctly in nested loops. gh-433
+* **Fixed** Some IE8 compatibility (require es5). gh-428
+
 [1.3.2](https://github.com/paularmstrong/swig/tree/v1.3.2) / 2014-01-27
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/browser/comments.js b/browser/comments.js
index a5840168..01f724c5 100644
--- a/browser/comments.js
+++ b/browser/comments.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/*! Swig v1.3.2 | https://paularmstrong.github.com/swig | @license https://github.com/paularmstrong/swig/blob/master/LICENSE */
+/*! Swig v1.4.0 | https://paularmstrong.github.com/swig | @license https://github.com/paularmstrong/swig/blob/master/LICENSE */
 /*! DateZ (c) 2011 Tomo Universalis | @license https://github.com/TomoUniversalis/DateZ/blob/master/LISENCE */
diff --git a/docs/docs.json b/docs/docs.json
index 98714259..1eb646e6 100644
--- a/docs/docs.json
+++ b/docs/docs.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "v1.3.2"
+  "version": "v1.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/docs/index.json b/docs/index.json
index 98714259..1eb646e6 100644
--- a/docs/index.json
+++ b/docs/index.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "v1.3.2"
+  "version": "v1.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/lib/swig.js b/lib/swig.js
index 5f834f9b..358cabb5 100644
--- a/lib/swig.js
+++ b/lib/swig.js
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ var utils = require('./utils'),
 /**
  * Swig version number as a string.
  * @example
- * if (swig.version === "1.3.2") { ... }
+ * if (swig.version === "1.4.0") { ... }
  *
  * @type {String}
  */
-exports.version = "1.3.2";
+exports.version = "1.4.0";
 
 /**
  * Swig Options Object. This object can be passed to many of the API-level Swig methods to control various aspects of the engine. All keys are optional.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07f631f9..a74b3b14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "swig",
-  "version": "1.3.2",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "description": "A simple, powerful, and extendable templating engine for node.js and browsers, similar to Django, Jinja2, and Twig.",
   "keywords": [
     "template",
diff --git a/tests/basic.test.js b/tests/basic.test.js
index 88288782..9a9815f6 100644
--- a/tests/basic.test.js
+++ b/tests/basic.test.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ function resetOptions() {
 }
 
 describe('version', function () {
-  it('is 1.3.2', function () {
-    expect(swig.version).to.equal('1.3.2');
+  it('is 1.4.0', function () {
+    expect(swig.version).to.equal('1.4.0');
   });
 });