diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 85c3126..b2b4ebb 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-11-21 - 1.4.0 - feat(registrystorage)
+Add deleteMavenMetadata to RegistryStorage and update Maven DELETE test to expect 204 No Content
+
+- Add deleteMavenMetadata(groupId, artifactId) to RegistryStorage to remove maven-metadata.xml.
+- Update Maven test to assert 204 No Content for DELETE responses (previously expected 200).
+
 ## 2025-11-21 - 1.3.1 - fix(maven)
 Pass request path to Maven checksum handler so checksum files are resolved correctly
 
diff --git a/test/test.maven.ts b/test/test.maven.ts
index 2666d5a..89c464a 100644
--- a/test/test.maven.ts
+++ b/test/test.maven.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ tap.test('Maven: should delete an artifact (DELETE)', async () => {
     query: {},
   });
 
-  expect(response.status).toEqual(200);
+  expect(response.status).toEqual(204); // 204 No Content is correct for DELETE
 
   // Verify artifact was deleted
   const getResponse = await registry.handleRequest({
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index d7ede27..814bb50 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartregistry',
-  version: '1.3.1',
+  version: '1.4.0',
   description: 'a registry for npm modules and oci images'
 }
diff --git a/ts/core/classes.registrystorage.ts b/ts/core/classes.registrystorage.ts
index 4514e11..fb4f38a 100644
--- a/ts/core/classes.registrystorage.ts
+++ b/ts/core/classes.registrystorage.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,17 @@ export class RegistryStorage implements IStorageBackend {
     return this.putObject(path, data);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delete Maven metadata (maven-metadata.xml)
+   */
+  public async deleteMavenMetadata(
+    groupId: string,
+    artifactId: string
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const path = this.getMavenMetadataPath(groupId, artifactId);
+    return this.deleteObject(path);
+  }
+
   /**
    * List Maven versions for an artifact
    * Returns all version directories under the artifact path