diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1c57d54fea..b9d799b64c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repos:
     - id: mypy
       additional_dependencies:
         - "pandas-stubs==1.5.3.230214"
-        - "somacore==1.0.3"
+        - "somacore==1.0.4"
         - "types-setuptools==67.4.0.3"
       args: ["--config-file=apis/python/pyproject.toml", "apis/python/src", "apis/python/devtools"]
       pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/apis/r/NEWS.md b/apis/r/NEWS.md
index a11f2e7fb0..832ae4b38f 100644
--- a/apis/r/NEWS.md
+++ b/apis/r/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# tiledbsoma 1.4.*
+# tiledbsoma 0.0.0.*
 
 ## Changes