diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index f55dae9..789917e 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Requires at least: 4.9.8
 Requires PHP: 5.6.0
 License: MIT
 License URI: https://github.com/jdormit/pterotype/blob/master/LICENSE
-Stable tag: 1.3.1
-Tested up to: 5.0.2
+Stable tag: 1.4.0
+Tested up to: 5.1.1
 
 Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, making it a part of the Fediverse.
 
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, makin
 Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, making it a part of the Fediverse. Users of Mastodon, Pleroma, and other Fediverse services will be able to follow and share your posts from the platform of their choice.
 
 == Changelog ==
+### 1.4.0
+- Compact the actor field before delivering activities
+- Fix an issue where the post global wasn't properly set when trying to get the post excerpt
+
 ### 1.3.1
 - Don't do inbox forwarding to the local instance or for any activities whose object is an actor
 
diff --git a/pterotype.php b/pterotype.php
index 3b2d726..434e3cd 100644
--- a/pterotype.php
+++ b/pterotype.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ License URI: https://github.com/jdormit/blob/master/LICENSE
 require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'vendor/autoload.php';
 require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'includes/init.php';
 
-define( 'PTEROTYPE_VERSION', '1.3.1' );
+define( 'PTEROTYPE_VERSION', '1.4.0' );
 define( 'PTEROTYPE_BLOG_ACTOR_SLUG', '-blog' );
 define( 'PTEROTYPE_BLOG_ACTOR_USERNAME', 'blog' );