diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index 773c90f95..c53ad1ad1 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.39.0"
+__version__ = "1.40.0"