diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2a330ed..1a6df74 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.0"
+  ".": "0.4.0"
 } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edac984..d1b7b1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/microscaler/obsctl/compare/obsctl-v0.3.0...obsctl-v0.4.0) (2025-07-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add platform-specific journald logger ([2afee1f](https://github.com/microscaler/obsctl/commit/2afee1f7a9704e325d29a028da5da04acd2bf237))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/microscaler/obsctl/compare/obsctl-v0.2.0...obsctl-v0.3.0) (2025-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2c7a823..c2e696f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "obsctl"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aws-config",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c71244c..2d9d32f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "obsctl"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["obsctl Team"]
 description = "High-performance S3-compatible CLI tool with OpenTelemetry observability"
diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index 98bb5a6..219c186 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: obsctl
-Version: 0.3.0 # x-release-please-version
+Version: 0.4.0 # x-release-please-version
 Section: utils
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: amd64
diff --git a/packaging/homebrew/obsctl.rb b/packaging/homebrew/obsctl.rb
index eb08009..1b458c3 100644
--- a/packaging/homebrew/obsctl.rb
+++ b/packaging/homebrew/obsctl.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Obsctl < Formula
   head "https://github.com/your-org/obsctl.git", branch: "main"
 
   # Version and source configuration
-  version "0.3.0" # x-release-please-version
+  version "0.4.0" # x-release-please-version
 
   # Universal Binary for macOS (supports both Intel and Apple Silicon)
   if OS.mac?
diff --git a/packaging/obsctl.1 b/packaging/obsctl.1
index fc54e97..ef47cfa 100644
--- a/packaging/obsctl.1
+++ b/packaging/obsctl.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH OBSCTL 1 "July 2025" "obsctl 0.3.0" # x-release-please-version "User Commands"
+.TH OBSCTL 1 "July 2025" "obsctl 0.4.0" # x-release-please-version "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 obsctl \- A comprehensive S3-compatible storage CLI tool for any S3-compatible service
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/obsctl.spec b/packaging/rpm/obsctl.spec
index da4a961..2ee0efd 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/obsctl.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/obsctl.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           obsctl
-Version:        0.3.0 # x-release-please-version
+Version:        0.4.0 # x-release-please-version
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        S3-compatible CLI tool with OpenTelemetry observability