diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 4c0c62a7..a0d0c51c 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ fileignoreconfig:
           - filecontent
     - filename: README.md
       checksum: 568289bbe7c088967493db246dbf29e465382648ac574c1b1236be57d5662a38
-    - filename: CHANGELOG.md
-      checksum: 8e2495db48ed58704b0883b052c5d44b9f1a96cff7556235f924d16a47442688
     - filename: src/visualBuilder/components/__test__/fieldToolbar.test.tsx
       checksum: 3badd6a142456b6a361569e6fc546349a38ac6b366bef7fd5255d1e93220444e
     - filename: src/visualBuilder/components/Collab/ThreadPopup/__test__/CommentTextArea.test.tsx
@@ -13,5 +11,5 @@ fileignoreconfig:
     - filename: package-lock.json
       checksum: fd06363871d0ee16ebfb5d9d0cc479e0922a615bb76584b80bb6933ee6c3e237
     - filename: CHANGELOG.md
-      checksum: 8522880c11ce1518b18b8760a0f5a9cdcdd2d330575f50ba6ab403b7f8f7e74f
+      checksum: 873106e25dafe0355c55724936cfe0ecc9d0192a2a82c98eddaf5648f23d5ee7
 version: "1.0"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df88c9b6..5b536f19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [v4.0.0](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/compare/v4.1.0...v4.0.0)
+## [v4.0.1](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/compare/v4.0.0...v4.0.1)
 
-> 20 August 2025
+> 22 August 2025
+
+### Fixes
+
+- fix(preview): add util function to allow operations in preview share (Zuhair Ahmed - [fb70cdf](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/fb70cdf8f238a0f54bbf85cacd84a09688d54b9e))
+
+## [v4.0.0](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/compare/v3.4.0...v4.0.0)
+
+> 22 August 2025
 
 ### New Features
 
@@ -12,6 +20,7 @@
 
 ### General Changes
 
+- 21st august 2025 release  (Sahil Chalke - [#495](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/pull/495))
 - Live preview outside iframe (Mridul Sharma - [#492](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/pull/492))
 
 ### New Features
@@ -29,7 +38,9 @@
 ### Chores And Housekeeping
 
 - chore: replace ifs with switch (Faraaz Biyabani - [5e216ea](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/5e216ea01311dceee09405e1265190267745afc0))
+- chore: updated the changelog.md (SahilCs15 - [fab45bf](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/fab45bf178e31340ae72577a2f3038449970f3e1))
 - chore: updated version (Mridul Sharma - [ede97b9](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/ede97b983727e69c5d44d8d9879d18592a47548a))
+- chore: updated the .talismanrc (SahilCs15 - [4686298](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/4686298249bb51900fc2b703653be939a8ebc0a4))
 - chore: update tooltip message (Faraaz Biyabani - [c23798e](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/c23798e0467c0a6318047ee2e4fdfeef4f74a5fd))
 - chore: remove sequential from unit tests (Faraaz Biyabani - [07f3c96](https://github.com/contentstack/live-preview-sdk/commit/07f3c964950db86a2537988d53ad1b78af3f1860))
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 406833c8..cd244905 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Alternatively, if you want to include the package directly in your website HTML
 
 ```html
 <script type='module'  integrity='sha384-b6G+ggU20rGxqCqsgaS6zludFgj5N11xsuXhMEIARMuQY2PtyDS04TU0H5goP+32' crossorigin="anonymous">
-     import ContentstackLivePreview from 'https://esm.sh/@contentstack/live-preview-utils@4.0.0';
+     import ContentstackLivePreview from 'https://esm.sh/@contentstack/live-preview-utils@4.0.1';
 
      ContentstackLivePreview.init({
         stackDetails: {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 00bf519c..b3525094 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@contentstack/live-preview-utils",
-    "version": "4.0.0",
+    "version": "4.0.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@contentstack/live-preview-utils",
-            "version": "4.0.0",
+            "version": "4.0.1",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@floating-ui/dom": "^1.7.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a110819c..2ce9316f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@contentstack/live-preview-utils",
-    "version": "4.0.0",
+    "version": "4.0.1",
     "description": "Contentstack provides the Live Preview SDK to establish a communication channel between the various Contentstack SDKs and your website, transmitting  live changes to the preview pane.",
     "type": "module",
     "types": "dist/legacy/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 6e7129df..94d023d3 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ export function isOpenInBuilder(): boolean {
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+
+export function isOpenInPreviewShare(): boolean {
+    if (hasWindow()) {
+        const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+        const previewShare = urlParams.get("preview_share");
+        return !!previewShare;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/visualBuilder/__test__/hover/fields/date.test.ts b/src/visualBuilder/__test__/hover/fields/date.test.ts
index 7a885c71..7b1757cc 100644
--- a/src/visualBuilder/__test__/hover/fields/date.test.ts
+++ b/src/visualBuilder/__test__/hover/fields/date.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ vi.mock("../../../../utils/index.ts", () => {
     return {
         __esModule: true,
         isOpenInBuilder: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+        isOpenInPreviewShare: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
         isOpeningInTimeline: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
         hasWindow: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
         addLivePreviewQueryTags: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/src/visualBuilder/components/VisualBuilder.tsx b/src/visualBuilder/components/VisualBuilder.tsx
index 867db23e..8cfa4fee 100644
--- a/src/visualBuilder/components/VisualBuilder.tsx
+++ b/src/visualBuilder/components/VisualBuilder.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
     VisualBuilderGlobalStyles,
 } from "../visualBuilder.style";
 import React from "preact/compat";
-import { isOpenInBuilder } from "../../utils";
+import { isOpenInBuilder , isOpenInPreviewShare} from "../../utils";
 
 interface VisualBuilderProps {
     visualBuilderContainer: HTMLDivElement | null;
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ interface VisualBuilderProps {
 }
 
 function VisualBuilderComponent(props: VisualBuilderProps): JSX.Element | null {
-    if (!isOpenInBuilder()) {
+    const isInBuilder = isOpenInBuilder();
+    const isInPreviewShare = isOpenInPreviewShare();
+
+    if (!isInBuilder && !isInPreviewShare) {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/visualBuilder/components/index.tsx b/src/visualBuilder/components/index.tsx
index 6c08da3a..292cf263 100644
--- a/src/visualBuilder/components/index.tsx
+++ b/src/visualBuilder/components/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { render } from "preact";
 import VisualBuilderComponent from "./VisualBuilder";
 import { visualBuilderStyles } from "../visualBuilder.style";
 import React from "preact/compat";
-import { isOpenInBuilder } from "../../utils";
+import { isOpenInBuilder , isOpenInPreviewShare} from "../../utils";
 
 interface InitUIParams {
     resizeObserver: ResizeObserver;
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ function initUI(props: InitUIParams): void {
     );
 
     const isInBuilder = isOpenInBuilder();
+    const isInPreviewShare = isOpenInPreviewShare();
 
-    if (!visualBuilderDOM && isInBuilder) {
+    if (!visualBuilderDOM && (isInBuilder || isInPreviewShare)) {
         const visualBuilderContainer = document.createElement("div");
         visualBuilderContainer.classList.add(
             visualBuilderStyles()["visual-builder__container"],