From 51cdf52d0f3a3e59b51fd87762646a851e9f4aff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wilson Snyder <wsnyder@wsnyder.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:11:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Version bump

---
 CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
 Changes        | 2 +-
 configure.ac   | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 502871301..50d1db3bd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0091 NEW) # Use MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY to select the runtime
 project(
     Verilator
-    VERSION 5.039
+    VERSION 5.040
     HOMEPAGE_URL https://verilator.org
     LANGUAGES CXX
 )
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 9a8e1aebb..c23fff5bf 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The changes in each Verilator version are described below.  The
 contributors that suggested or implemented a given issue are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 
-Verilator 5.039 devel
+Verilator 5.040 2025-08-30
 ==========================
 
 **Other:**
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e9f2458d..9a4899ec5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 
 # When releasing, also update header of Changes file, and CMakeLists.txt,
 # and commit using "devel release" or "Version bump" message
+# Then 'make distclean' 'autoconf' './configure' 'make' 'make test'
 # Then 'make maintainer-dist'
 #AC_INIT([Verilator],[#.### YYYY-MM-DD])
 #AC_INIT([Verilator],[#.### devel])
-AC_INIT([Verilator],[5.039 devel],
+AC_INIT([Verilator],[5.040 2025-08-30],
         [https://verilator.org],
         [verilator],[https://verilator.org])