diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3a8b718..3291946 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xml_file_splitter"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index be90e14..201b6ed 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "xml_file_splitter"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 edition = "2024"
 repository = "https://github.com/ialarmedalien/xml_file_splitter"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c56379c..6e7095c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,10 +52,15 @@ path/to/output/dir/chunk_00003.xml.gz
 - `chunk-size`, default `100000`: number of elements per output file
 - `output-prefix`, default `part`: path to the output file and the prefix to use for each output file. The prefix is appended with `_nnnnn.xml`, a zero-padded digit representing the number of the file in the sequence.
 - `gzip`: whether or not the output files should be gzip compressed; include the parameter if the output files should be gzipped.
+- `validate`: whether or not to validate the output files; include the parameter to validate them.
 
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### v0.1.4
+
+- Add in output validation.
+
 ### v0.1.3
 
 - Minor code change to emit a note to STDOUT when a file has finished writing.