diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
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 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.0
+* change default palette back to adapted D3 to avoid misunderstandings
+* add vertical grid lines to be more distinguishable from standard highcharts
+
 ## 0.3.0
 * use proper IDS CD palette as default palette (thanks @Sascha)
 * add palette displays to Readme.md
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: idsThemeR
 Type: Package
 Title: Plot themes for the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS)
-Version: 0.3.0
+Version: 0.4.0
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",