diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index 80d9bb48..261b14bd 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,44 @@ Release notes
    For release notes (sparsely) kept prior to 1.0.0, look at the `releases page
    on GitHub <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/releases>`__.
 
+1.4.0
+-----
+
+Release date: 9 June 2022
+
+Requires Python 3.7+ and Sphinx 3.0+.
+
+`Full Changelog <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/compare/v1.3.1...v1.4.0>`__
+
+Fixed bugs
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Fix bug with version name `#400 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/400>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+
+Closed issues
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  sphinx 5 compatibility `#399 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/399>`__
+
+Merged pull requests
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Fix CI `#410 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/410>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Remove pytest py3.11b2 workaround `#407 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/407>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Update GH actions `#406 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/406>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Add workaround for pytest failures on 3.11b2 `#404 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/404>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Use node.findall if available (docutils 18.x) `#403 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/403>`__ (`drammock <https://github.com/drammock>`__)
+-  Test docutils 0.18.1 `#402 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/402>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Remove old warning filters `#398 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/398>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Cleanup sphinx conf `#397 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/397>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Update pre-commit `#396 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/396>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Test prereleases of requirements `#395 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/395>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Ignore black formatting `#394 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/394>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Use black `#391 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/391>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+-  Test on 3.11 `#375 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/375>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
+
+\* *This Changelog was automatically generated by*\ `github_changelog_generator <https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator>`__
+
 1.3.1
 -----
 
@@ -26,14 +64,16 @@ Requires Python 3.7+ and Sphinx 3.0+.
 
 `Full Changelog <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/compare/v1.3.0...v1.3.1>`__
 
-**Closed issues:**
+Closed issues
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 -  numpydoc-1.3.tar.gz on pypi is missing requirements/ needed by setup.py `#387 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/387>`__
 -  What to do about Jinja2 dependency & supporting old sphinx versions `#380 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/380>`__
 -  RFE: please update for ``jinja2`` 3.x `#376 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/376>`__
 -  Test failures with Sphinx 4.5.0 `#373 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/373>`__
 
-**Merged pull requests:**
+Merged pull requests
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 -  Update doc requirements `#389 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/389>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
 -  Update manifest `#388 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/388>`__ (`jarrodmillman <https://github.com/jarrodmillman>`__)
diff --git a/numpydoc/_version.py b/numpydoc/_version.py
index 0279994f..3e8d9f94 100644
--- a/numpydoc/_version.py
+++ b/numpydoc/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.0rc2.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.4.0"