diff --git a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
index ef4932ec..2f730af6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Changed
 
-- 0.0.35-alpha7 binaries
-
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Removed
@@ -17,3 +15,4 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ### Fixed
 
 ### Security
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b5448e1..abdbf7f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.0.40] - 2019-11-04
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+- 0.0.35-alpha7 binaries
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
 ## [0.0.39] - 2019-10-25
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/example.config.nix b/example.config.nix
index fbb8c177..3efd4a96 100644
--- a/example.config.nix
+++ b/example.config.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo "All finished!!!"
   # the commit hash that the release process should target
   # this will always be behind what ends up being deployed
   # the release process needs to add some commits for changelog etc.
-  commit = "8fa992d3e3f15d02e2be8257da34801b0261e2f5";
+  commit = "1761d52afcadcb16b9c285d0dd7e904d4ce4e4c8";
 
   # the semver for prev and current releases
   # the previous version will be scanned/bumped by release scripts