2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d10fe47..cc8b7842 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 5.40
+VERSION = 5.40.1
 NAME = rpmdrake
 
 DIRS = grpmi po data mime
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 51f4b63b..b529f827 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Version 5.40.1 - 16 January 2013, Thomas Backlund
+
 - update translations
 
 Version 5.40 - 6 December 2012, Thierry Vignaud