diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bd5fd5..37615d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta03" // latest version — see the Maven Central badge above
+    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta04" // latest version — see the Maven Central badge above
     implementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:$katalyst"))
 
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-web")
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 2f1b0d5..aba4d31 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ plugins {
 repositories { mavenCentral() }
 
 dependencies {
-    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta03"
+    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta04"
     implementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:$katalyst"))
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-web")
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-engine-netty")
diff --git a/docs/how-to/test-applications.md b/docs/how-to/test-applications.md
index 079bae8..dd500e0 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/test-applications.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/test-applications.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ declare for the main dependencies, so add the BOM to the test configuration too
 starter's version:
 
 ```kotlin
-testImplementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:1.0.0-beta03"))
+testImplementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:1.0.0-beta04"))
 testImplementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-test")
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/modules.md b/docs/reference/modules.md
index b3cd895..a1a5b83 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules.md
+++ b/docs/reference/modules.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 Katalyst is published as a set of focused modules under the group
 `io.github.darkryh.katalyst`. Depend only on what you use. All modules share the same
-version (current line: `1.0.0-beta03`). Applications should consume the BOM and feature
+version (current line: `1.0.0-beta04`). Applications should consume the BOM and feature
 starters; the lower-level modules below remain useful for advanced integrations.
 
 ```kotlin
-val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta03"
+val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta04"
 implementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:$katalyst"))
 implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-web")
 implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-engine-netty")
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Pull all three in at once with the `katalyst-starter-observability` starter.
 A full-featured service usually pulls in:
 
 ```kotlin
-val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta03"
+val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta04"
 implementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:$katalyst"))
 implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-web")
 implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-engine-netty")
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1e07c64..8b87b9c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 katalystGroup=io.github.darkryh.katalyst
-katalystVersion=1.0.0-beta03
+katalystVersion=1.0.0-beta04
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/harness/consumer-smoke/build.gradle.kts b/harness/consumer-smoke/build.gradle.kts
index b394203..8168fa9 100644
--- a/harness/consumer-smoke/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/harness/consumer-smoke/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test
 plugins {
     // The ONLY plugin a Katalyst consumer applies. It pulls in Kotlin JVM, kotlinx.serialization
     // and the application plugin. Resolving it here proves the published plugin marker works.
-    id("io.github.darkryh.katalyst") version "1.0.0-beta03"
+    id("io.github.darkryh.katalyst") version "1.0.0-beta04"
 }
 
 group = "com.example"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sourceSets.named("main").configure {
 // CRITICAL: not a single Ktor or Exposed coordinate appears here. Both arrive transitively through
 // the katalyst-* starters — that is the property this harness exists to prove.
 dependencies {
-    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta03"
+    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta04"
     implementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:$katalyst"))
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-web")
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-persistence")
diff --git a/samples/katalyst-example/build.gradle.kts b/samples/katalyst-example/build.gradle.kts
index 2feddd0..c2d3f14 100644
--- a/samples/katalyst-example/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/katalyst-example/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 plugins {
     // The single Katalyst plugin applies Kotlin JVM, kotlinx.serialization and the application
     // plugin. No version: it is resolved from the composite build (see settings.gradle.kts).
-    // A published consumer would write: id("io.github.darkryh.katalyst") version "1.0.0-beta03"
-    id("io.github.darkryh.katalyst") version "1.0.0-beta03"
+    // A published consumer would write: id("io.github.darkryh.katalyst") version "1.0.0-beta04"
+    id("io.github.darkryh.katalyst") version "1.0.0-beta04"
 }
 
 group = "io.github.darkryh"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ application { mainClass = "io.github.darkryh.katalyst.example.ApplicationKt" }
 // Only katalyst-* artifacts — Ktor, Exposed, Koin, serialization, etc. all arrive transitively
 // through the starters. Pick the server engine by adding exactly one katalyst-starter-engine-*.
 dependencies {
-    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta03"
+    val katalyst = "1.0.0-beta04"
     implementation(platform("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-bom:$katalyst"))
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-web")
     implementation("io.github.darkryh.katalyst:katalyst-starter-engine-netty")
diff --git a/web/initializr/build.gradle.kts b/web/initializr/build.gradle.kts
index 1cfa3fa..976a6f2 100644
--- a/web/initializr/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/web/initializr/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version = "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
 // so the published site tracks whatever release was just cut — alpha, beta, rc or stable. Falls back
 // to the current line for local and non-release builds.
 val katalystVersion: String =
-    (findProperty("katalystVersion") as String?)?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: "1.0.0-beta03"
+    (findProperty("katalystVersion") as String?)?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: "1.0.0-beta04"
 
 // Emits BuildInfo.KATALYST_VERSION into commonMain so StarterTemplate reads the injected value.
 val generateInitializrBuildInfo by tasks.registering {