diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index a1e5644bcb98..91b96ac1649b 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.8.39
\ No newline at end of file
+5.8.40
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 8334f6ff1c06..9794f119a8c6 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ return [
     'require_https' => env('REQUIRE_HTTPS', true),
     'app_url' => rtrim(env('APP_URL', ''), '/'),
     'app_domain' => env('APP_DOMAIN', 'invoicing.co'),
-    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.8.39'),
-    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.8.39'),
+    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.8.40'),
+    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.8.40'),
     'minimum_client_version' => '5.0.16',
     'terms_version' => '1.0.1',
     'api_secret' => env('API_SECRET', false),