diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 121c5aa..5c57386 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 generated/
 openapi.yaml
 html
+venv
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index acd5fee..30d0ee4 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "packageName": "elabapi_python",
   "pythonPackageName": "elabapi_python",
   "projectName": "elabapi-python",
-  "packageVersion": "0.3.1",
+  "packageVersion": "0.4.0",
   "packageUrl": "https://github.com/elabftw/elabapi-python"
 }
diff --git a/examples/11-resources-categories.py b/examples/11-resources-categories.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e35af41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/11-resources-categories.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+###############
+# DESCRIPTION #
+##############
+# In this script, we will create a resource category and patch it
+##############
+
+# the python library for elabftw
+import elabapi_python
+
+#########################
+#         CONFIG        #
+#########################
+# replace with the URL of your instance
+API_HOST_URL = 'https://elab.local:3148/api/v2'
+# replace with your api key
+API_KEY = 'apiKey4Test'
+#########################
+#      END CONFIG       #
+#########################
+
+# Configure the api client
+configuration = elabapi_python.Configuration()
+configuration.api_key['api_key'] = API_KEY
+configuration.api_key_prefix['api_key'] = 'Authorization'
+configuration.host = API_HOST_URL
+configuration.debug = False
+configuration.verify_ssl = False
+
+# create an instance of the API class
+api_client = elabapi_python.ApiClient(configuration)
+# fix issue with Authorization header not being properly set by the generated lib
+api_client.set_default_header(header_name='Authorization', header_value=API_KEY)
+
+#### SCRIPT START ##################
+
+# Load the items types api
+itemsTypesApi = elabapi_python.ItemsTypesApi(api_client)
+
+# create one, we provide a title on creation but it's not mandatory
+response = itemsTypesApi.post_items_types_with_http_info(body={'title': "My freshly created category"})
+# the response location for this endpoint is a bit different from the rest, it is the full URL: https://elab.example.org/api/v2/items_types/admin.php?tab=4&templateid=15
+locationHeaderInResponse = response[2].get('Location')
+print(f'The newly created resource category is here: {locationHeaderInResponse}')
+itemId = int(locationHeaderInResponse.split('=').pop())
+# now change the title, and body and color
+itemsTypesApi.patch_items_type(itemId, body={'title': 'The new title', 'body': 'Main content text', 'color': '#f5c211'})
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index c5137cf..362cf35 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -45,3 +45,7 @@ Read a CSV file containing a list of antibodies and import them in the resource
 # 10-date-time-conversions.py
 
 Work with date-time data formats with a demonstration of doing statistics with experiments data.
+
+# 11-resources-categories.py
+
+Create and edit a Resources Category (Items types).