2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fe3429..a4a6c8c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
 DATADIR = $(PREFIX)/share
 fake_packages_dir = $(DATADIR)/perl_checker/fake_packages
 PERL_CHECKER_TARGET = native-code
-VERSION = 1.2.39
+VERSION = 1.2.40
 NAME = perl_checker
 
 FILES-perl_checker = AUTHORS COPYING README.emacs Makefile misc src fake_packages
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4cb45d0..7b65426 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Version 1.2.40 - 4 September 2020, by Thierry Vignaud
+
 - fake packages:
   o sync Atk/Gio/Glib/Gtk3 fake package with latest
   o sync Gtk4 fake package with gtk4-3.99.1