diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cd76415..e5f62d7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chat-example"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "clap",
diff --git a/examples/chat/Cargo.toml b/examples/chat/Cargo.toml
index e8b3247..4c6c624 100644
--- a/examples/chat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/chat/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "chat-example"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 authors = ["Calimero Limited <info@calimero.network>"]
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/calimero-network/boot-node"