diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 41c2bdc..efbb57f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.1 FATAL_ERROR)
 #============================================================================
 # Initialize the project
 #============================================================================
-project(gz-plugin3 VERSION 3.0.0)
+project(gz-plugin4 VERSION 4.0.0)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Find gz-cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set(GZ_CMAKE_VER ${gz-cmake4_VERSION_MAJOR})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-gz_configure_project()
+gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX pre1)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Set project-specific options
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index df31a14..8a90ea7 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Gazebo Plugin 4.x
+
+### Gazebo Plugin 4.0.0 (20XX-XX-XX)
+
 ## Gazebo Plugin 3.x
 
 ### Gazebo Plugin 3.0.0 (2024-08-27)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index dc5050a..5527c68 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.1 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(examples)
 
-find_package(gz-plugin3 QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS all)
-set(GZ_PLUGIN_VER ${gz-plugin3_VERSION_MAJOR})
+find_package(gz-plugin4 QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS all)
+set(GZ_PLUGIN_VER ${gz-plugin4_VERSION_MAJOR})
 
 find_package(gz-common6 QUIET)
 set(GZ_COMMON_VER ${gz-common6_VERSION_MAJOR})
diff --git a/loader/conf/CMakeLists.txt b/loader/conf/CMakeLists.txt
index 36b24d4..b6b0e6e 100644
--- a/loader/conf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/loader/conf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set(gz_library_path "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test/lib/$<CONFIG>/ruby/gz/cmd${GZ_DESI
 
 # Generate a configuration file for internal testing.
 # Note that the major version of the library is included in the name.
-# Ex: plugin3.yaml
+# Ex: plugin4.yaml
 configure_file(
   "${GZ_DESIGNATION}.yaml.in"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.yaml.configured" @ONLY)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set(gz_library_path "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/ruby/gz/cmd${GZ_DESIGNATION}${P
 
 # Generate the configuration file that is installed.
 # Note that the major version of the library is included in the name.
-# Ex: plugin3.yaml
+# Ex: plugin4.yaml
 configure_file(
   "${GZ_DESIGNATION}.yaml.in"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.yaml" @ONLY)
diff --git a/loader/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/loader/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index f2e6524..c4a1484 100644
--- a/loader/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/loader/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ install(
 #===============================================================================
 # Generate the ruby script for internal testing.
 # Note that the major version of the library is included in the name.
-# Ex: cmdplugin3.rb
+# Ex: cmdplugin4.rb
 set(cmd_script_generated_test "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test/lib/$<CONFIG>/ruby/gz/cmd${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.rb")
 set(cmd_script_configured_test "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_cmd${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.rb.configured")
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ file(GENERATE
 # Used for the installed version.
 # Generate the ruby script that gets installed.
 # Note that the major version of the library is included in the name.
-# Ex: cmdplugin3.rb
+# Ex: cmdplugin4.rb
 set(cmd_script_generated "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/cmd${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.rb")
 set(cmd_script_configured "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmd${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.rb.configured")
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index fcd110c..707cf5f 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
-  <name>gz-plugin3</name>
-  <version>3.0.0</version>
+  <name>gz-plugin4</name>
+  <version>4.0.0</version>
   <description>Gazebo Plugin : Cross-platform C++ library for dynamically loading plugins.</description>
   <maintainer email="ahcorde@gmail.com">Alejandro Hernández Cordero</maintainer>
   <license>Apache License 2.0</license>
diff --git a/tutorials/02_installation.md b/tutorials/02_installation.md
index 16b17f7..b937db1 100644
--- a/tutorials/02_installation.md
+++ b/tutorials/02_installation.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ wget http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -
 On Ubuntu systems, `apt-get` can be used to install `gz-plugin`:
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt install libgz-plugin3-dev
+sudo apt install libgz-plugin4-dev
 ```
 
 ## Source Installation
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Sierra (10.12) or later.
 2. Run the following commands
   ```bash
   brew tap osrf/simulation
-  brew install gz-plugin3
+  brew install gz-plugin4
   ```
 
 ## Source Installation
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Sierra (10.12) or later.
 1. Install dependencies
   ```bash
   brew tap osrf/simulation
-  brew install gz-plugin3 --only-dependencies
+  brew install gz-plugin4 --only-dependencies
   ```
 
 2. Clone the repository