diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61e18ddb31..68cf39f842 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ build/*
 .DS_Store
 *.txt.user*
 .idea/*
+
+.vs/*
+CMakeSettings.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 65c6549038..41ae771e16 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-project(iDynTree VERSION 10.3.0
+project(iDynTree VERSION 10.4.0
                  LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 # Disable in source build, unless Eclipse is used