diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 4809e6d46..c20bf302a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           name: html_docs
           path: ./docs/_build/html
       - name: Deploy docs
-        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/stable/0.3' }}
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/stable/0.4' }}
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c7f0e4a18..c49d33748 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "circuit-knitting-toolbox"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "A software prototype for a circuit knitting toolbox which connects user applications with runtime primitives"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/generate-experiments-2ac773442132c78d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/0.4/generate-experiments-2ac773442132c78d.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from releasenotes/notes/generate-experiments-2ac773442132c78d.yaml
rename to releasenotes/notes/0.4/generate-experiments-2ac773442132c78d.yaml
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/0.4/prepare-0.4-4781e468fe35315c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/0.4/prepare-0.4-4781e468fe35315c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..723cfd05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/0.4/prepare-0.4-4781e468fe35315c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+prelude: |
+  The primary goal of this release is to modify the circuit cutting
+  workflow to enable direct use of the Sampler primitive.  Previously,
+  the Sampler was called in :func:`.execute_experiments`, a function
+  which is now deprecated in favor of
+  :func:`.generate_cutting_experiments`.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/qiskit-metapackage-e755916a18b4c62c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/0.4/qiskit-metapackage-e755916a18b4c62c.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from releasenotes/notes/qiskit-metapackage-e755916a18b4c62c.yaml
rename to releasenotes/notes/0.4/qiskit-metapackage-e755916a18b4c62c.yaml
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/refactor-evaluate-05fe26e94ff68166.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/0.4/refactor-evaluate-05fe26e94ff68166.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from releasenotes/notes/refactor-evaluate-05fe26e94ff68166.yaml
rename to releasenotes/notes/0.4/refactor-evaluate-05fe26e94ff68166.yaml
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/refactor-reconstruct-45e00c3df1bdd4ff.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/0.4/refactor-reconstruct-45e00c3df1bdd4ff.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from releasenotes/notes/refactor-reconstruct-45e00c3df1bdd4ff.yaml
rename to releasenotes/notes/0.4/refactor-reconstruct-45e00c3df1bdd4ff.yaml