diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 13935f5e..53c45110 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ allprojects {
 project.ext.i2pVersion = '0.9.33'
 
 configure([project(':core'), project(':webapp')]) {
-    project.version = '0.4.6'
+    project.version = '0.4.7'
 
     project.afterEvaluate {
         jar {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/i2p/bote/I2PBote.java b/core/src/main/java/i2p/bote/I2PBote.java
index 81665850..4402f2ce 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/i2p/bote/I2PBote.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/i2p/bote/I2PBote.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
  */
 public class I2PBote implements NetworkStatusSource, EmailFolderManager, MailSender, PasswordVerifier {
     public static final int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 4;
-    private static final String APP_VERSION = "0.4.6";
+    private static final String APP_VERSION = "0.4.7";
     private static final int STARTUP_DELAY = 3;   // the number of minutes to wait before connecting to I2P (this gives the router time to get ready)
     private static volatile I2PBote instance;
     
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index f230ee06..8ca5232e 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 I2P-Bote Version History
 ------------------------
 
-0.4.7
+0.4.7 (Released on April 9, 2018)
   * Set default number of relay hops to 2
+  * IMAP and SMTP APIs now start immediately instead of waiting for tunnels
+  * Upgraded IMAP backend
+    * Known bug: attachments may not appear in IMAP
 
 0.4.6 (Released on May 3, 2017)
   * Merged I2P-Bote and Bote Android codebases