diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index bcb31082..74718a07 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# [1.4.0](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/compare/1.3.0...1.4.0) (2022-07-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* replace all aws-sdk v2 usages with aws sdk v3 clients ([c0fa19a](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/commit/c0fa19a2b6da099129737551d8c2fd4765525c42))
+* **util:** use aws sdk v3 client for ssm ([237e0dc](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/commit/237e0dc38526cb8f443c12d4bff94e0ea2974dc3))
+
 # [1.3.0](https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-starter/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0) (2022-06-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d6b7f83..ffa54e9d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "slic-starter",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "description": "A complete serverless starter application",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16.15"