diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8b3ac0c3092a50f32c59dc10a03e0e16410f2428..dd31afba4ea4922688dcae23126208a5e2c6a8f9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 .. vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
 .. Tue 16 Aug 15:00:20 CEST 2016
 
-.. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/docs-stable-yellow.svg
-   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/stable/index.html
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/docs-v4.0.0-yellow.svg
+   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/v4.0.0/index.html
 .. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-orange.svg
    :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/master/index.html
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/master/build.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/master
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/master/coverage.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/master
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/v4.0.0/build.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/v4.0.0
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/v4.0.0/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/v4.0.0
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
    :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base
 .. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/bob.bio.base.svg
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ development `mailing list`_.
 .. _bob: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob
 .. _installation: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/install
 .. _mailing list: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/discuss
-.. _user guide: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/stable/index.html
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+.. _user guide: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/v4.0.0/index.html
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index c3ca5647ad88ca558f7387fe94b9ff287239aa69..0c89fc927e327c0a9913d8300a205efbd30cedbf 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.1b0
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+4.0.0
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