diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38b703568da45520a597c2bfab4e5b4dd5ee2136..42c915ccc5b80e721c0da5cb4108e9d8c9893d31 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 39
+SUBLEVEL = 40
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things