diff --git a/lib/forwardable.rb b/lib/forwardable.rb
index 040f467b23..175d6d9c6b 100644
--- a/lib/forwardable.rb
+++ b/lib/forwardable.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 #
 module Forwardable
   # Version of +forwardable.rb+
-  VERSION = "1.3.3"
+  VERSION = "1.4.0"
   VERSION.freeze
 
   # Version for backward compatibility