diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f3cba2b..1137ac7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "packages/core": "0.3.0",
-  "packages/payments": "1.0.3"
+  "packages/core": "0.4.0",
+  "packages/payments": "1.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 23ff4e8..7b7e184 100644
--- a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/compare/core-v0.3.0...core-v0.4.0) (2026-08-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **payments:** pre-warm the send path with prepareSend [AMB-3038] ([#42](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/issues/42)) ([bd505a3](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/commit/bd505a3d8acd0d2344d254d045872e7de62962be))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/compare/core-v0.2.0...core-v0.3.0) (2026-08-05)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 037547b..e4bc980 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ambosstech/core",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "description": "Shared client and HTTP/GraphQL transport for Amboss SDKs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/client.ts b/packages/core/src/client.ts
index 3479e76..b996616 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { ClientConfig, FetchLike, ResolvedClientConfig } from './types.js';
 
 const DEFAULT_BASE_URL = 'https://rails.amboss.tech/graphql';
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
-const SDK_VERSION = '0.3.0'; // x-release-please-version
+const SDK_VERSION = '0.4.0'; // x-release-please-version
 
 export class AmbossClient {
   protected readonly config: ResolvedClientConfig;
diff --git a/packages/payments/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/payments/CHANGELOG.md
index 149db17..deeee4b 100644
--- a/packages/payments/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/payments/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.1.0](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/compare/payments-v1.0.3...payments-v1.1.0) (2026-08-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **payments:** pre-warm the send path with prepareSend [AMB-3038] ([#42](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/issues/42)) ([bd505a3](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/commit/bd505a3d8acd0d2344d254d045872e7de62962be))
+
 ## [1.0.3](https://github.com/AmbossTech/sdk/compare/payments-v1.0.2...payments-v1.0.3) (2026-08-18)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/payments/package.json b/packages/payments/package.json
index 208ef6b..c219134 100644
--- a/packages/payments/package.json
+++ b/packages/payments/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ambosstech/payments",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Amboss Payments SDK: webhook verification, environments, wallets, transactions",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {