diff --git a/ndn-cxx/Makefile b/ndn-cxx/Makefile
index 25cce24..7e2cdb1 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/Makefile
+++ b/ndn-cxx/Makefile
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 GIT_URL=https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx.git
 
 # Tag name or commit hash for checkout
-GIT_VERSION=ndn-cxx-0.3.4
+GIT_VERSION=ndn-cxx-0.4.0
 
 # Package name
 NAME=ndn-cxx
 
 # Package version
-VERSION=0.3.4
+VERSION=0.4.0
 
 # PPA version
 PPA_VERSION=1
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog b/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog
index 13bb222..2ea18bd 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog
+++ b/ndn-cxx/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ndn-cxx (0.4.0-ppa1~DISTRO) DISTRO; urgency=low
+
+  * New version based on ndn-cxx-0.4.0 (https://github.com/named-
+    data/ndn-cxx.git)
+
+ -- Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>  Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:23:55 +0000
+
 ndn-cxx (0.3.4-ppa1~DISTRO) DISTRO; urgency=low
 
   * New version based on ndn-cxx-0.3.4 (https://github.com/named-