diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2e0f065..861b600 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@openeudi/core",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@openeudi/core",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.4.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "uuid": "^11.1.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f0b369..335f3ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openeudi/core",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "description": "Framework-agnostic EUDI Wallet verification protocol engine",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7f448fd..075dc74 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @openeudi/core -- EUDI Wallet verification protocol engine
-export const VERSION = '0.3.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.4.0';
 
 // Types
 export { VerificationType, VerificationStatus } from './types/index.js';