diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6adbb6a..f2c363b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([xtables-addons], [1.39])
+AC_INIT([xtables-addons], [1.40])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index a37db39..77dbe6f 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 HEAD
 ====
+
+
+v1.40 (2011-11-30)
+==================
 Fixes:
 - build: the code actually requires at least iptables 1.4.5 (would yield a
   compile error otherwise), make sure configure checks for it; update INSTALL
diff --git a/xtables-addons.8.in b/xtables-addons.8.in
index 636cc61..4d02fe3 100644
--- a/xtables-addons.8.in
+++ b/xtables-addons.8.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH xtables-addons 8 "v1.39 (2011-09-21)" "" "v1.39 (2011-09-21)"
+.TH xtables-addons 8 "v1.40 (2011-11-30)" "" "v1.40 (2011-11-30)"
 .SH Name
 Xtables-addons \(em additional extensions for iptables, ip6tables, etc.
 .SH Targets