diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f66477a..7b9603e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <a href="https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/actions/workflows/main.yml?query=branch%3Amaster"><img alt="GitHub Workflow Status (master)" src="https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/Main/master?label=master&style=for-the-badge"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/actions/workflows/main.yml?query=branch%3Anext"><img alt="GitHub Workflow Status (next)" src="https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/Main/next?label=next&style=for-the-badge"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/milestone/²"><img alt="GitHub milestone" src="https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/2?style=for-the-badge"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/compare/v4.0.3-beta1...next"><img alt="GitHub commits since latest release (by date) for a branch" src="https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/v4.0.3-beta1/next?style=for-the-badge"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/compare/v4.0.3...next"><img alt="GitHub commits since latest release (by date) for a branch" src="https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/v4.0.3/next?style=for-the-badge"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/blob/master/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen.svg?style=for-the-badge"></a>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/betterlockscreen b/betterlockscreen
index 04f8eae..e385591 100755
--- a/betterlockscreen
+++ b/betterlockscreen
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ init_config () {
     fi
 
     # Please make sure to adjust this before release!
-    VERSION="4.0.3-beta1"
+    VERSION="4.0.3"
 
     # paths
     CACHE_DIR="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/betterlockscreen"