diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 36484c49f..21800f616 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.3.2
+current_version = 1.4.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
 
 [bumpversion:file:scrapy/VERSION]
+
diff --git a/scrapy/VERSION b/scrapy/VERSION
index 1892b9267..88c5fb891 100644
--- a/scrapy/VERSION
+++ b/scrapy/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.2
+1.4.0