diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 914732c..afb2722 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.github.66-m</groupId>
     <artifactId>sorting-visualizer</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.4</version>
+    <version>1.4.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <properties>
         <!-- upgrade Java version to latest (25) -->