diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8b2bf0..604892a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ prereq:
 
 	
 # NOTE: MUST update version number here prior to running 'make release' and edit this file! 
-VERS=v0.4.9
+VERS=v0.4.10
 PACKAGE=main
 GIT_COMMIT=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`
 VERS_DATE=`date -u +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M`
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 62425a6..98b9cd9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ build_script:
   - "%CPYTHON3DIR%\\python --version"
   - "%CPYTHON3DIR%\\python -m pip install --upgrade pip"
   - "%CPYTHON3DIR%\\python -m pip install cffi"
-  - "%CPYTHON3DIR%\\python -m pip install --user -U pybindgen"
+  - "%CPYTHON3DIR%\\python -m pip install pybindgen"
   - go version
   - go env
   - go get -v -t ./...
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 3410661..55a0f48 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 package main
 
 const (
-	Version     = "v0.4.9"
-	GitCommit   = "9dde376"          // the commit JUST BEFORE the release
-	VersionDate = "2024-04-23 00:02" // UTC
+	Version     = "v0.4.10"
+	GitCommit   = "b735a58"          // the commit JUST BEFORE the release
+	VersionDate = "2024-05-03 22:57" // UTC
 )