diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d638a85..504eab9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clean_file"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9b6f7f4..bcfd562 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "clean_file"
 description = "Software tool that sanitizes a list of phone numbers"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"