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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:53:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: release v0.4.0 (#122)

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 CHANGELOG.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 Cargo.lock   |  2 +-
 Cargo.toml   |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f515656e..3bbca7e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) - 2026-02-17
+
+### Added
+
+- move per-invocation approval check into Tool trait ([#119](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/119))
+- add polished boot screen on CLI startup ([#118](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/118))
+- Add lifecycle hooks system with 6 interception points ([#18](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/18))
+
+### Other
+
+- remove accidentally committed .sidecar and .todos directories ([#123](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/123))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) - 2026-02-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 57b0602e..95facddd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ironclaw"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "aho-corasick",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0a5d6750..3f433b98 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exclude = [
 
 [package]
 name = "ironclaw"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.92"
 description = "Secure personal AI assistant that protects your data and expands its capabilities on the fly"