diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96ffdbd8a7d3cd43f507d4c694b02ff930fa23fe..e75d2ba525d58c41e9bc64fd3f33e75ec74e432e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Fixed NullPointerException when using KernelManger from the KernelManagers class 
 * Now requires maven 3.0.4 or later.
+* Bumped parent pom version to 4.
 * Removed explicit versions from several plugins in the pom as these are defined in the parent.
 
 ## 1.4.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddf25d887d655c24c2153ca8bc28c88f9b17e7da..439d0d0e62f750b87933f6db45be0a57cf145f45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.syncleus</groupId>
         <artifactId>syncleus</artifactId>
-        <version>3</version>
+        <version>4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>