diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0ee8c01..2537c1f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.0"
+  ".": "0.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02e57f8..b51a64a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlclean/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) (2026-10-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **rules:** let a host supply the SQLCLEAN044 guidance ([#20](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlclean/issues/20)) ([ae670ed](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlclean/commit/ae670ed5a781a47e225122f60d4623f75915a3e2))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/sqlclean/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2026-10-31)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3032138..060d2c6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ checksum = "bbbb5d9659141646ae647b42fe094daf6c6192d1620870b449d9557f748b2daa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlclean"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "polyglot-sql",
  "polyglot-sql-function-catalogs",
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlclean-cli"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "globset",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 91c6e97..9ff8ec0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.3.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.4.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
diff --git a/packages/sqlclean-cli/pyproject.toml b/packages/sqlclean-cli/pyproject.toml
index a63ada0..43a7cf7 100644
--- a/packages/sqlclean-cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/sqlclean-cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "sqlclean-cli"
-version = "0.3.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.4.0" # x-release-please-version
 description = "Native command-line executable for SQLClean"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c9bc1e5..3017006 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "sqlclean"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "Fast, opinionated SQL linting and deterministic formatting, with custom Rules in Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "sqlclean-cli==0.3.0", # x-release-please-version
+  "sqlclean-cli==0.4.0", # x-release-please-version
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 7001fd0..5da89c5 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlclean"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "sqlclean-cli" },
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlclean-cli"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 source = { directory = "packages/sqlclean-cli" }
 
 [[package]]