diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45d3fa510e..ab1b36f03b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v1.4.0](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/tree/v1.4.0) (2024-09-23)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/compare/v1.3.1...v1.4.0)
+
+### Added
+
+- Add feature to support custom `now_utc` implementations [\#1397](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1397)
+- Add support for `did:jwk` resolution [\#1404](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1404)
+- Linked Verifiable Presentations [\#1398](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1398)
+- Add support for custom JWS algorithms [\#1410](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1410)
+
+### Patch
+
+- Make `bls12_381_plus` dependency more flexible again [\#1393](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1393)
+- Mark `js-sys` as optional for identity_core [\#1405](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1405)
+- Remove dependency on `identity_core` default features [\#1408](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1408)
+
 ## [v1.3.1](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/tree/v1.3.1) (2024-06-12)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/compare/v1.3.0...v1.3.1)
@@ -8,8 +25,6 @@
 
 - Pin and bump `bls12_381_plus` dependency [\#1378](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/pull/1378)
 
-# Changelog
-
 ## [v1.3.0](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/tree/v1.3.0) (2024-05-28)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/iotaledger/identity.rs/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0)
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 9866115ad3..1a3d313705 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "examples"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors = ["IOTA Stiftung"]
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
diff --git a/identity_core/Cargo.toml b/identity_core/Cargo.toml
index 239383c2f6..fcdd263cc7 100644
--- a/identity_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_core"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
index aaba6c974e..62cb6d0a41 100644
--- a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_credential"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors = ["IOTA Stiftung"]
 edition = "2021"
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
 bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 flate2 = { version = "1.0.28", default-features = false, features = ["rust_backend"], optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, optional = true }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 indexmap = { version = "2.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "serde"] }
 itertools = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = ["use_std"], optional = true }
 json-proof-token = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/identity_did/Cargo.toml b/identity_did/Cargo.toml
index e1025a9fcd..473ffc8860 100644
--- a/identity_did/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_did/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_did"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition = "2021"
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ description = "Agnostic implementation of the Decentralized Identifiers (DID) st
 [dependencies]
 did_url_parser = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["std", "serde"] }
 form_urlencoded = { version = "1.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_jose = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_jose" }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_jose = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_jose" }
 serde.workspace = true
 strum.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_document/Cargo.toml b/identity_document/Cargo.toml
index f87fc86c33..4bb50dd09d 100644
--- a/identity_document/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_document/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_document"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ description = "Method-agnostic implementation of the Decentralized Identifiers (
 
 [dependencies]
 did_url_parser = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["std", "serde"] }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did" }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did" }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 indexmap = { version = "2.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "serde"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 strum.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_ecdsa_verifier/Cargo.toml b/identity_ecdsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
index 654b8aebe3..6829d41ae0 100644
--- a/identity_ecdsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_ecdsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_ecdsa_verifier"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors = ["IOTA Stiftung", "Filancore GmbH"]
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ description = "JWS ECDSA signature verification for IOTA Identity"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 k256 = { version = "0.13.3", default-features = false, features = ["std", "ecdsa", "ecdsa-core"], optional = true }
 p256 = { version = "0.13.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "ecdsa", "ecdsa-core"], optional = true }
 signature = { version = "2", default-features = false }
diff --git a/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml b/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
index 97308beebf..b7da49295a 100644
--- a/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_eddsa_verifier"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "JWS EdDSA signature verification for IOTA Identity"
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_jose = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_jose", default-features = false }
+identity_jose = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_jose", default-features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/identity_iota/Cargo.toml b/identity_iota/Cargo.toml
index 4e32790288..67933e0634 100644
--- a/identity_iota/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_iota/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_iota"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "Framework for Self-Sovereign Identity with IOTA DID."
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["validator"], default-features = false }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false }
-identity_resolver = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_resolver", default-features = false, optional = true }
-identity_storage = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false, features = ["iota-document"] }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["validator"], default-features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false }
+identity_resolver = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_resolver", default-features = false, optional = true }
+identity_storage = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false, features = ["iota-document"] }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.64"
diff --git a/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml b/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
index f44a3ca27c..73dcc4190e 100644
--- a/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_iota_core"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ description = "An IOTA Ledger integration for the IOTA DID Method."
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.56", default-features = false, optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 iota-sdk = { version = "1.1.5", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "std"], optional = true }
 num-derive = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 num-traits = { version = "0.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
index 622ac4f347..73a7fa3cdb 100644
--- a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_jose"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "A library for JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption)"
 
 [dependencies]
 bls12_381_plus.workspace = true
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core" }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core" }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "sha"] }
 json-proof-token.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml b/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml
index a85969c286..d99158835d 100644
--- a/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_resolver"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ description = "DID Resolution utilities for the identity.rs library."
 # This is currently necessary for the ResolutionHandler trait. This can be made an optional dependency if alternative ways of attaching handlers are introduced.
 async-trait = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
 futures = { version = "0.3" }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive"] }
 strum.workspace = true
 thiserror = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 
 [dependencies.identity_iota_core]
-version = "=1.3.1"
+version = "=1.4.0"
 path = "../identity_iota_core"
 default-features = false
 features = ["send-sync-client-ext", "iota-client"]
diff --git a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
index fbbe93b346..5331dc725f 100644
--- a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_storage"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ anyhow = "1.0.82"
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
 bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3.27", default-features = false, features = ["async-await"] }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["credential", "presentation", "revocation-bitmap"] }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false, optional = true }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["credential", "presentation", "revocation-bitmap"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false, optional = true }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519", "random"], optional = true }
 json-proof-token = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["std", "std_rng"], optional = true }
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "s
 zkryptium = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["revocation-bitmap"] }
-identity_eddsa_verifier = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["revocation-bitmap"] }
+identity_eddsa_verifier = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
 once_cell = { version = "1.18", default-features = false }
 tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "sync", "rt"] }
 
diff --git a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
index d6b0825cba..b7c61a998f 100644
--- a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_stronghold"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ description = "Secure JWK storage with Stronghold for IOTA Identity"
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
 bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-identity_storage = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_storage = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
 iota-sdk = { version = "1.1.5", default-features = false, features = ["client", "stronghold"] }
 iota_stronghold = { version = "2.1.0", default-features = false }
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ zkryptium = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
 bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_storage = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false, features = ["jpt-bbs-plus"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_storage = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false, features = ["jpt-bbs-plus"] }
 json-proof-token = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "sync", "rt"] }
 zkryptium = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/identity_verification/Cargo.toml b/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
index 8990dd96e0..46fcc5ac24 100644
--- a/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_verification"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "Verification data types and functionality for identity.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_core" }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_jose = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_jose", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "./../identity_core" }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "./../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_jose = { version = "=1.4.0", path = "./../identity_jose", default-features = false }
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 strum.workspace = true