diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 31fb2d7..d2a2ae5 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Application version
-VERSION = "1.3.0"
+VERSION = "1.4.0"
 
 
 class Config:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Config:
         "yes",
     )
     ANTIFLOOD_WINDOW = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_ANTIFLOOD_WINDOW", "60"))  # seconds
-    ANTIFLOOD_THRESHOLD = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_ANTIFLOOD_THRESHOLD", "30"))  # req/window
+    ANTIFLOOD_THRESHOLD = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_ANTIFLOOD_THRESHOLD", "5"))  # req/window
     ANTIFLOOD_STEP = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_ANTIFLOOD_STEP", "2"))  # bits per step
     ANTIFLOOD_MAX = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_ANTIFLOOD_MAX", "28"))  # max difficulty
     ANTIFLOOD_DECAY = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_ANTIFLOOD_DECAY", "30"))  # seconds to decay
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1ca5950..534682d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "flaskpaste"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.4.0"
 description = "Secure pastebin with mTLS authentication and E2E encryption"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"