diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5772037..8ab39916 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -75,3 +75,6 @@ c/olmoe_merged/
 c/olmoe_i4/
 .idea
 c/tiny_inkling/
+
+# Claude Code working directory (agent worktrees, session scratch) — never a repo artifact
+.claude/
diff --git a/README.it.md b/README.it.md
index f0d65fb5..1086112a 100644
--- a/README.it.md
+++ b/README.it.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ma non ridefinire il modello di nascosto.
 
 ```
 $ ./coli chat
-  🐦 colibri v1.3.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
+  🐦 colibri v1.4.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
   ✓ ready in 32s · resident 9.9 GB
   › ciao!
   ◆ Ciao! 😊 Come posso aiutarti oggi?
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec212107..40facb07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ may reduce speed; it must not quietly redefine the model.
 
 ```
 $ ./coli chat
-  🐦 colibri v1.3.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
+  🐦 colibri v1.4.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
   ✓ ready in 32s · resident 9.9 GB
   › ciao!
   ◆ Ciao! 😊 Come posso aiutarti oggi?
diff --git a/README.zh-CN.md b/README.zh-CN.md
index 84c87ae7..44ca02be 100644
--- a/README.zh-CN.md
+++ b/README.zh-CN.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Colibrì 刻意用于验证激进的系统思路——因此**对速度不作 SL
 
 ```
 $ ./coli chat
-  🐦 colibri v1.3.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
+  🐦 colibri v1.4.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
   ✓ ready in 32s · resident 9.9 GB
   › ciao!
   ◆ Ciao! 😊 Come posso aiutarti oggi?
diff --git a/README.zh-TW.md b/README.zh-TW.md
index e7fd508a..766742f8 100644
--- a/README.zh-TW.md
+++ b/README.zh-TW.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Colibrì 刻意用於驗證激進的系統構想——因此**對速度不作 SL
 
 ```
 $ ./coli chat
-  🐦 colibri v1.3.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
+  🐦 colibri v1.4.0 — GLM-5.2 · 744B MoE · int4 · streaming CPU
   ✓ ready in 32s · resident 9.9 GB
   › ciao!
   ◆ Ciao! 😊 Come posso aiutarti oggi?
diff --git a/c/version.py b/c/version.py
index 886dffaa..2327f21f 100644
--- a/c/version.py
+++ b/c/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Single source of truth for the colibri version number."""
 
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.4.0"