diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 5c58cdc..6fc6f5a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 REDIS-DUMP, CHANGES
 
+#### 0.4.0 (2017-11-23) ###############################
+
+* ADDED: support for redis >= 4.0
+* ADDED: support for base64 encoded string keys
+* FIXED: redis passwords with special characters
+
+
+#### 0.3.6 (2017-11-09) ###############################
+
+* FIXED: redis < 4.0 dependency [Clemens Fuchslocher]
+
 #### 0.3.5 (2013-02-07) ###############################
 
 * Array#select fix for Ruby 1.8 [TIT]
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index d46c0a2..bc42d13 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2010 Solutious Inc, Delano Mandelbaum
+Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Solutious Inc, Delano Mandelbaum
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-THE SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index d7b568a..de48ff6 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-= Redis-Dump v0.3 ALPHA
+= Redis-Dump v0.4 BETA
 
 <i>Backup and restore your Redis data to and from JSON.</i>
 
-<b>NOTE: This is alpha software. TEST IT BEFORE RELYING ON IT.</b>
+<b>NOTE: This is beta software. TEST IT BEFORE RELYING ON IT.</b>
 
 
 == Usage
 
-There are two executables: <tt>redis-dump</tt> and <tt>redis-load</tt>. 
+There are two executables: <tt>redis-dump</tt> and <tt>redis-load</tt>.
 
-    $ redis-dump 
+    $ redis-dump
     $ redis-dump -u 127.0.0.1:6371 > db_full.json
     $ redis-dump -u 127.0.0.1:6371 -d 15 > db_db15.json
-    
+
     $ < db_full.json redis-load
     $ < db_db15.json redis-load -d 15
     # OR
     $ cat db_full | redis-load
     $ cat db_db15.json | redis-load -d 15
-    
+
     # You can specify the redis URI via an environment variable
     $ export REDIS_URI=127.0.0.1:6371
     $ redis-dump
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c2c0004..1d0ba9e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.5
+0.4.0
diff --git a/try/redis.conf b/try/redis.conf
index abc3bce..76fe89c 100644
--- a/try/redis.conf
+++ b/try/redis.conf
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # redis-dump redis config
-# 2013-02-01
+# 2017-11-09
 
 dir /tmp
 pidfile redisdump-test.pid
 logfile redisdump-test.log
 dbfilename redisdump-test.rdb
 
-#requirepass CHANGEME
+# requirepass @/
 
 bind 127.0.0.1
 port 6371