diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bca3e3..1ddf2c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [4.0.0-beta.4] - 2025-01-05
+
 ### Added
 
 - 新增科研成果列表环境 `theachievements`。
@@ -368,7 +370,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - 优化图注、算法的行距。
 - 二级以下节标题编号下采用“1.”、“(1)”、“①”。
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/ustctug/ustcthesis/compare/v4.0.0-beta.3...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/ustctug/ustcthesis/compare/v4.0.0-beta.4...HEAD
+[4.0.0-beta.4]: https://github.com/ustctug/ustcthesis/compare/v4.0.0-beta.3...v4.0.0-beta.4
 [4.0.0-beta.3]: https://github.com/ustctug/ustcthesis/compare/v4.0.0-beta.2...v4.0.0-beta.3
 [4.0.0-beta.2]: https://github.com/ustctug/ustcthesis/compare/v4.0.0-beta.1...v4.0.0-beta.2
 [4.0.0-beta.1]: https://github.com/ustctug/ustcthesis/compare/v3.3.5...v4.0.0-beta.1
diff --git a/ustcthesis-doc.tex b/ustcthesis-doc.tex
index 8a20c9d..bbf7b29 100644
--- a/ustcthesis-doc.tex
+++ b/ustcthesis-doc.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % !TeX spellcheck = en_US
 
 %
-% Copyright (C) 2015-2024 by USTC TeX Users Group <https://github.com/ustctug>
+% Copyright (C) 2015-2025 by USTC TeX Users Group <https://github.com/ustctug>
 %
 % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 \title{\cls{ustcthesis} 使用说明}
 \author{Zeping Lee\thanks{zepinglee AT gmail.com} \and
         seisman\thanks{seisman.info AT gmail.com} }
-\date{v4.0.0-beta.3\qquad 2024-12-15}
+\date{v4.0.0-beta.4\qquad 2025-01-05}
 \maketitle
 
 
diff --git a/ustcthesis.cls b/ustcthesis.cls
index 4f4362b..6e2383e 100644
--- a/ustcthesis.cls
+++ b/ustcthesis.cls
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %
-% Copyright (C) 2015-2024 by USTC TeX Users Group <https://github.com/ustctug>
+% Copyright (C) 2015-2025 by USTC TeX Users Group <https://github.com/ustctug>
 %
 % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 %
 
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2017/04/15]
-\newcommand\ustcthesisversion{4.0.0-beta.3}
-\ProvidesClass{ustcthesis}[2024/12/15 v\ustcthesisversion\space USTC thesis template]
+\newcommand\ustcthesisversion{4.0.0-beta.4}
+\ProvidesClass{ustcthesis}[2025/01/05 v\ustcthesisversion\space USTC thesis template]
 
 % 报错和警告
 \newcommand\ustc@error[1]{%