diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3de839c..ae43915d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.4.0] - 2023-10-12
+
+### Added
+
+- Added a method to set the request body content type in request information on binary payloads.
+
 ## [1.3.5] - 2023-10-05
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
index 31466815..64e85afc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://aka.ms/kiota/docs</PackageProjectUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.3.5</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.4.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
diff --git a/src/RequestInformation.cs b/src/RequestInformation.cs
index 70b4ab18..9e08d103 100644
--- a/src/RequestInformation.cs
+++ b/src/RequestInformation.cs
@@ -190,12 +190,19 @@ public void SetResponseHandler(IResponseHandler responseHandler)
         /// Sets the request body to a binary stream.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="content">The binary stream to set as a body.</param>
-        public void SetStreamContent(Stream content)
+        [Obsolete("Use SetStreamContent and pass the content type instead")]
+        public void SetStreamContent(Stream content) => SetStreamContent(content, BinaryContentType);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the request body to a binary stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content">The binary stream to set as a body.</param>
+        /// <param name="contentType">The content type to set.</param>
+        public void SetStreamContent(Stream content, string contentType)
         {
             using var activity = _activitySource?.StartActivity(nameof(SetStreamContent));
             SetRequestType(content, activity);
             Content = content;
-            Headers.TryAdd(ContentTypeHeader, BinaryContentType);
+            Headers.TryAdd(ContentTypeHeader, contentType);
         }
         private static ActivitySource _activitySource = new(typeof(RequestInformation).Namespace!);
         /// <summary>