diff --git a/django_hstore/__init__.py b/django_hstore/__init__.py
index 3f810ac..9cba0d5 100755
--- a/django_hstore/__init__.py
+++ b/django_hstore/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 3, 7, 'alpha')
+VERSION = (1, 4, 0, 'alpha')
 __version__ = VERSION