diff --git a/aiosmtpd/__init__.py b/aiosmtpd/__init__.py
index c3b7c831b..778795f22 100644
--- a/aiosmtpd/__init__.py
+++ b/aiosmtpd/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright 2014-2021 The aiosmtpd Developers
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.4.0a5"
+__version__ = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/aiosmtpd/docs/NEWS.rst b/aiosmtpd/docs/NEWS.rst
index f6a1cd8e6..5cd2841f6 100644
--- a/aiosmtpd/docs/NEWS.rst
+++ b/aiosmtpd/docs/NEWS.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ###################
 
 
-1.4.0 (aiosmtpd-next)
-=====================
+1.4.0 (2021-02-26)
+==================
 
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