diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index df4dc7f..398be22 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -39,10 +39,20 @@ What can you do with this library?
   
     pysle.syllabifyTextgrid(isleDict, praatioTextgrid, "words", "phones")
 
+- search for words based on pronunciation
 
+    e.g. Words that start with a sound, or have a sound word medially, or 
+    in stressed vowel position, etc.
+    
+    see /tests/dictionary_search.py
+    
 Major revisions
 ================
 
+Ver 1.4 (July 9, 2016)
+
+- added search functionality
+
 Ver 1.3 (March 15, 2016)
 
 - added indicies for stressed vowels
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ef48870..f768227 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Created on Oct 15, 2014
 import codecs
 from distutils.core import setup
 setup(name='pysle',
-      version='1.3.0',
+      version='1.4.0',
       author='Tim Mahrt',
       author_email='timmahrt@gmail.com',
       package_dir={'pysle':'pysle'},