diff --git a/lib/pathname.rb b/lib/pathname.rb
index 2deda00..35fd778 100644
--- a/lib/pathname.rb
+++ b/lib/pathname.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 class Pathname
 
-  VERSION = "0.3.0"
+  VERSION = "0.4.0"
 
   # :stopdoc: