diff --git a/manifest.config.js b/manifest.config.js
index d0b6939d..9cf30fda 100644
--- a/manifest.config.js
+++ b/manifest.config.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const getManifestSettings = (env) => {
     short_name: 'CaretTab',
     name: env.mode === 'beta' ? 'CaretTab BETA' : '__MSG_appName__',
     description: env.mode === 'beta' ? 'Beta version of the New Tab extension, CaretTab' : '__MSG_appDesc__',
-    version: `4.0.0`,
-    version_name: `4.0.0`,
+    version: `4.0.1`,
+    version_name: `4.0.1`,
     default_locale: 'en',
     icons: {
       16: 'img/icon16.png',
diff --git a/src/components/settings/DashboardSettings.vue b/src/components/settings/DashboardSettings.vue
index ce6c4a58..5b60da09 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/DashboardSettings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/DashboardSettings.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     store.status = 'existing'
   }
   if ((!store.clearWhatsNewBox, store.updatedTimestamp)) {
-    let updated = DateTime.fromFormat(store.updatedTimestamp, 'F')
+    let updated = DateTime.fromFormat(store.updatedTimestamp, 'F').plus({ days: 7 })
     let now = DateTime.now()
     if (updated <= now) {
       handleClearWhatsNew()