diff --git a/src/wheel/__init__.py b/src/wheel/__init__.py
index ace3fc60..39e37b83 100644
--- a/src/wheel/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wheel/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.38.4"
+__version__ = "0.40.0"