diff --git a/.release/windows.json b/.release/windows.json
index 9fa7a6ee7..4bcd4d415 100644
--- a/.release/windows.json
+++ b/.release/windows.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.6.39",
+  "version": "1.6.40",
   "channel": "stable",
   "platform": "windows-x64",
   "primaryAsset": "ARSAS-Windows-x64-Setup.exe",
-  "publicationRequest": 28
+  "publicationRequest": 29
 }
diff --git a/ArIED61850Tester.csproj b/ArIED61850Tester.csproj
index 617ded276..1af830598 100644
--- a/ArIED61850Tester.csproj
+++ b/ArIED61850Tester.csproj
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     <Product>ARSAS</Product>
     <AssemblyTitle>ARSAS - IEC 61850 Engineering Workstation</AssemblyTitle>
     <Description>Open-source Windows IEC 61850 engineering workstation for MMS model discovery, reporting, independent multi-IED monitoring, GOOSE subscription, fault-record file transfer, Sampled Values engineering and evidence export, SCL workflows, diagnostics, sequence of events, and guarded control validation.</Description>
-    <Version>1.6.39</Version>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.6.39.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>1.6.39.0</FileVersion>
+    <Version>1.6.40</Version>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.6.40.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.6.40.0</FileVersion>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/masarray/arsas</PackageProjectUrl>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/masarray/arsas</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index bce06c09f..bdd4ff353 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Version>1.6.39</Version>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.6.39.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>1.6.39.0</FileVersion>
-    <InformationalVersion>1.6.39</InformationalVersion>
+    <Version>1.6.40</Version>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.6.40.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.6.40.0</FileVersion>
+    <InformationalVersion>1.6.40</InformationalVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cb001b46f..4a7899b3c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.39
+1.6.40