diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 4.0.0
++ ESM export
++ remove lodash
++ remove eventemitter3
++ modernize tooling
+
 ## 3.0.0
 + Add support to enable/disable Colormap definitions. Cleanup preset key names. ([@grandchild](https://github.com/grandchild) in [#34](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/pull/34)).
 + Fix Issue #33 event handlers without bindings.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1538253..29fd84e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 [![Version: npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@visbot/webvs?style=for-the-badge)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/@visbot/webvs)
 ![GitHub branch check runs](https://img.shields.io/github/check-runs/visbot/webvs/main?style=for-the-badge)
 
+> [!NOTE]  
+> This fork is a modernized version of webvs 3.0.0 with no new features whatsoever. It might serve as a good basis for future work.
+
 A Winamp AVS like visualization library for the web.
 
 ## Demo
@@ -83,4 +86,8 @@ It serves the webvs test page at `http://localhost:5173/examples/` straight from
 
 ## Contributing
 
-[Fork](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/fork) and submit pull requests against master branch. Look for issues with [help wanted](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) label for things that we need help with. For suggestions/bug fixes use [Github/Issues](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/issues). Chat with us at [visbot/AVS gitter channel](https://gitter.im/visbot/AVS).
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+[Fork](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/fork) and submit pull requests against master branch. Look for issues with [help wanted](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) label for things that we need help with. For suggestions/bug fixes use [Github/Issues](https://github.com/azeem/webvs/issues). Chat with us at [visbot/AVS gitter channel](https://gitter.im/visbot/AVS).
+
+## LICENSE
+
+[The MIT License](license.txt) - Feel free to use, modify, and distribute this code.
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diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt
index 2af5dcd..795b3f1 100644
--- a/license.txt
+++ b/license.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Azeem Arshad
+Copyright (c) 2013-2026 Azeem Arshad, Jan T. Sott & Jakob Karge
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal