diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7fb486b..ea15262 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotfix"
-version = "0.12.1"
+version = "0.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotfix-message"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotfix-web"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotfix-web-ui"
-version = "0.1.21"
+version = "0.1.22"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "askama",
diff --git a/crates/hotfix-message/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/hotfix-message/CHANGELOG.md
index d18238c..a1b15a5 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix-message/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/hotfix-message/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-message-v0.3.2...hotfix-message-v0.4.0) - 2026-09-11
+
+### Added
+
+- introduce flag validate_user_defined_fields ([#352](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/pull/352))
+
 ## [0.3.2](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-message-v0.3.1...hotfix-message-v0.3.2) - 2026-02-09
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/crates/hotfix-message/Cargo.toml b/crates/hotfix-message/Cargo.toml
index f88cbd9..192d11c 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix-message/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hotfix-message/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "hotfix-message"
 description = "FIX messages for HotFIX."
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.4.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/hotfix-web-ui/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/hotfix-web-ui/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c85f8b..93ee164 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix-web-ui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/hotfix-web-ui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.22](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-web-ui-v0.1.21...hotfix-web-ui-v0.1.22) - 2026-09-11
+
+### Other
+
+- updated the following local packages: hotfix
+
 ## [0.1.21](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-web-ui-v0.1.20...hotfix-web-ui-v0.1.21) - 2026-05-13
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/crates/hotfix-web-ui/Cargo.toml b/crates/hotfix-web-ui/Cargo.toml
index b7e5e57..89c1fdc 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix-web-ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hotfix-web-ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "hotfix-web-ui"
 description = "Web dashboard UI components for the HotFIX engine"
-version = "0.1.21"
+version = "0.1.22"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords.workspace = true
 categories.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-hotfix = { version = "0.12.1", path = "../hotfix" }
+hotfix = { version = "0.13.0", path = "../hotfix" }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 askama = { workspace = true, features = ["serde_json"] }
diff --git a/crates/hotfix-web/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/hotfix-web/CHANGELOG.md
index ab8e2d9..a192611 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix-web/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/hotfix-web/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.21](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-web-v0.1.20...hotfix-web-v0.1.21) - 2026-09-11
+
+### Other
+
+- updated the following local packages: hotfix, hotfix-web-ui
+
 ## [0.1.20](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-web-v0.1.19...hotfix-web-v0.1.20) - 2026-05-13
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/crates/hotfix-web/Cargo.toml b/crates/hotfix-web/Cargo.toml
index a41bfc7..4e3903f 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix-web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hotfix-web/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "hotfix-web"
 description = "Web API and optional dashboard for the HotFIX engine"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ workspace = true
 ui = ["dep:hotfix-web-ui"]
 
 [dependencies]
-hotfix = { version = "0.12.1", path = "../hotfix" }
-hotfix-web-ui = { version = "0.1.21", path = "../hotfix-web-ui", optional = true }
+hotfix = { version = "0.13.0", path = "../hotfix" }
+hotfix-web-ui = { version = "0.1.22", path = "../hotfix-web-ui", optional = true }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/hotfix/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/hotfix/CHANGELOG.md
index d185d83..920cded 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/hotfix/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.13.0](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-v0.12.1...hotfix-v0.13.0) - 2026-09-11
+
+### Added
+
+- introduce flag validate_user_defined_fields ([#352](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/pull/352))
+
 ## [0.12.1](https://github.com/Validus-Risk-Management/hotfix/compare/hotfix-v0.12.0...hotfix-v0.12.1) - 2026-05-13
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/hotfix/Cargo.toml b/crates/hotfix/Cargo.toml
index 1181a2d..af8aceb 100644
--- a/crates/hotfix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hotfix/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "hotfix"
 description = "Buy-side FIX engine written in pure Rust"
-version = "0.12.1"
+version = "0.13.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test-utils = ["hotfix-store/test-utils"]
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-hotfix-message = { version = "0.3.2", path = "../hotfix-message", features = ["utils-chrono"] }
+hotfix-message = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../hotfix-message", features = ["utils-chrono"] }
 hotfix-store = { version = "0.1.1", path = "../hotfix-store" }
 hotfix-store-mongodb = { version = "0.1.3", path = "../hotfix-store-mongodb", optional = true }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ toml = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-hotfix-message = { version = "0.3.2", path = "../hotfix-message", features = ["fix44", "utils-chrono"] }
+hotfix-message = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../hotfix-message", features = ["fix44", "utils-chrono"] }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 rcgen = { workspace = true }