diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 7d75b7f4f..690704df7 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   "packages/access-client": "9.0.0",
   "packages/access-api": "3.0.0",
   "packages/capabilities": "1.0.0",
-  "packages/upload-client": "3.0.0"
+  "packages/upload-client": "4.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md
index bfaa07c0e..244322b8a 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/compare/upload-client-v3.0.0...upload-client-v4.0.0) (2022-12-07)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* upgrade access-api @ucanto/* and @ipld/dag-ucan major versions ([#246](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/issues/246))
+
+### Features
+
+* upgrade access-api @ucanto/* and @ipld/dag-ucan major versions ([#246](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/issues/246)) ([5e663d1](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/commit/5e663d12ccea7d21cc8e7c36869f144a08eaa1b0))
+
 ## [3.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/compare/upload-client-v2.1.0...upload-client-v3.0.0) (2022-12-06)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/package.json b/packages/upload-client/package.json
index cb27a8f46..229a67280 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/upload-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/upload-client",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "4.0.0",
   "description": "The web3.storage upload client",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/tree/main/packages/upload-client",
   "repository": {