diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd137229..bc0b41b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "//": "Copyright 2017, Dell EMC, Inc.",
   "name": "on-tasks",
-  "version": "2.39.0",
+  "version": "2.40.0",
   "description": "Tasks repository (meant as a library of tasks) to be loaded and run by task graphs as needed.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/version b/version
index d2ba1f29..d2291ce7 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.39.0
\ No newline at end of file
+2.40.0
\ No newline at end of file