diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cffc3643a..69c3e6879 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ stages:
 ####START####                                     PROJECT LEVEL VARIABLES                                  ####START####
 ########################################################################################################################
 variables:
-  VERSION: 0.4.0a
+  VERSION: 0.4.0b
   VERUS_CLI_LINUX: Verus-CLI-Linux-v${VERSION}.tar.gz
   VERUS_CLI_WINDOWS: Verus-CLI-Windows-v${VERSION}.zip
   VERUS_CLI_MACOS: Verus-CLI-MacOS-v${VERSION}.tar.gz
@@ -25,43 +25,6 @@ variables:
 ########################################################################################################################
 ####START####                                            LINUX                                             ####START####
 ########################################################################################################################
-build:linux:
-  image: asherd/verus-builders:verus-ubuntu
-  variables:
-    DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
-  stage: build
-  cache:
-    key: "${CI_JOB_NAME}${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
-    paths:
-    - depends/built
-  script:
-  - zcutil/build.sh -j$(nproc)
-  - mkdir verus-cli
-  - cp src/komodod
-      src/komodo-cli
-      src/verus
-      src/verusd
-      doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
-      zcutil/fetch-params.sh
-      verus-cli
-  - mv verus-cli/fetch-params.sh verus-cli/fetch-params
-  - chmod +x verus-cli/komodod
-  - chmod +x verus-cli/komodo-cli
-  - chmod +x verus-cli/verus
-  - chmod +x verus-cli/verusd
-  - chmod +x verus-cli/fetch-params
-  - tar -czvf ${VERUS_CLI_LINUX} verus-cli
-  - md5sum ${VERUS_CLI_LINUX} > ${VERUS_CLI_LINUX}.md5
-  - curl -F file=@"${VERUS_CLI_LINUX}"
-      -F channels="${CLI_POST_CHANNEL}"
-      -F initial_comment="${POST_MESSAGE}"
-      -H "${SLACK_BOT_AUTH}"
-      "https://slack.com/api/files.upload"
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-    - ${VERUS_CLI_LINUX}
-    - ${VERUS_CLI_LINUX}.md5
-    expire_in: 1 week
 ########################################################################################################################
 ####END####                                              LINUX                                               ####END####
 ########################################################################################################################
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bafe58c4..3b0e4d4f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## VerusCoin version 0.4.0a
+## VerusCoin version 0.4.0b
 
 VerusCoin is a new, mineable and stakeable cryptocurrency. It is a live fork of Komodo that retains its Zcash lineage and improves it. VerusCoin will leverage the Komodo platform and dPoW notarization for enhanced security and cross-chain interoperability. We have added a variation of a zawy12, lwma difficulty algorithm, a new CPU-optimized hash algorithm and a new algorithm for fair proof of stake. We describe these changes and vision going forward in a [our Phase I white paper](http://185.25.51.16/papers/VerusPhaseI.pdf) and [our Vision](http://185.25.51.16/papers/VerusVision.pdf).
 - [VerusCoin web site https://veruscoin.io/ Wallets and CLI tools](https://veruscoin.io/)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Komodo is based on Zcash and has been extended by our innovative consensus algor
 
 ```shell
 #The following packages are needed:
-sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config libc6-dev m4 g++-multilib autoconf libtool ncurses-dev unzip git python python-zmq zlib1g-dev wget libcurl4-openssl-dev bsdmainutils automake curl
+sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config libc6-dev m4 g++-multilib autoconf libtool ncurses-dev unzip git python python-zmq zlib1g-dev wget libcurl4-gnutls-dev bsdmainutils automake curl
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
index e61d02b07..85e0a9949 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.4.0a
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.4.0b
 
 Contents:
 komodod - VerusCoin's enhanced Komodo daemon
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
index 91229eb53..7b4d8252e 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.4.0a
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.4.0b
 Contents:
 komodod - VerusCoin's enhanced Komodo daemon.
 komodo-cli - VerusCoin's enhanced Komodo command line utility.
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
index 9aab9c8d7..0b7f17b71 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.4.0a
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v0.4.0b
 Contents:
 komodod.exe - VerusCoin's enhanced Komodo daemon
 komodo-cli.exe - VerusCoin's Komodo command line utility
diff --git a/requirements-debian.txt b/requirements-debian.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bfd9e6e2..000000000
--- a/requirements-debian.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-autoconf
-automake
-bsdmainutils
-build-essential
-curl
-g++-multilib
-git
-libc6-dev
-libcurl4-openssl-dev
-libtool
-ncurses-dev
-pkg-config
-python
-python-zmq
-m4
-unzip
-wget
-zlib1g-dev
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index 185a6130b..c799d9eaf 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ uint32_t komodo_segid32(char *coinaddr);
 int64_t komodo_coinsupply(int64_t *zfundsp,int32_t height);
 int32_t notarizedtxid_height(char *dest,char *txidstr,int32_t *kmdnotarized_heightp);
 #define KOMODO_VERSION "0.2.1"
-#define VERUS_VERSION "0.4.0a"
+#define VERUS_VERSION "0.4.0b"
 extern uint16_t ASSETCHAINS_P2PPORT,ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT;
 extern uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_CC;
 extern uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_MAGIC;