diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 99db67a..7f2215f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Changes
 
-## 4.0.2 (unreleased)
+## 4.0.2 (2024-03-13)
 
 - Fix #42: deprecated use of `pkg_resoures` to load entry points and parse requirements.
   This enables mxdev to work on Python 3.12, where `pkg_resources` is no longer installed by default in virtual_envs.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "mxdev"
 description = "Enable to work with Python projects containing lots of packages, of which you only want to develop some."
-version = "4.0.2.dev0"
+version = "4.0.2"
 keywords = ["pip", "vcs", "git", "development"]
 authors = [
   {name = "MX Stack Developers", email = "dev@bluedynamics.com" }