diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index ec76a2bb6..dec3de3cd 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "info": {
     "title": "everos",
     "description": "md-first memory extraction framework",
-    "version": "1.3.1"
+    "version": "1.4.0rc1"
   },
   "paths": {
     "/health": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c400d3f65..dde1e90c5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "everos"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0rc1"
 description = "EverOS — local-first markdown memory framework for AI agents and user chats; lightweight, dev-friendly, small-team"
 license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index ba4f78ecb..b22b36069 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "everos"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0rc1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },