diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19e5b7d..53b391d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION
     "Common Qt related C++ classes and routines used by my applications such as dialogs, widgets and models")
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 6)
-set(META_VERSION_MINOR 3)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 4)
+set(META_VERSION_MINOR 4)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(META_APP_VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH})
 
 project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/misc/conversion.h b/misc/conversion.h
index 716ea72..0648cb1 100644
--- a/misc/conversion.h
+++ b/misc/conversion.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 
 namespace QtUtilities {
 
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ inline QString fromNativeFileName(const std::string &nativeFileName)
 #endif
 }
 
+inline QString qstringFromStdStringView(std::string_view stringView)
+{
+    return QString::fromUtf8(stringView.data(), static_cast<QString::size_type>(stringView.size()));
+}
+
 } // namespace QtUtilities
 
 #endif // QT_UTILITIES_CONVERSION_H