Release unstable version 40.alpha40.alpha

2 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in b/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
index a9c3368..aa47576 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
@@ -26,6 +26,30 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2021-02-13" version="40.alpha">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          This is the first unstable release in the GNOME 40 series,
+          with the following improvements:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            Several issues that occurred when editing or adding postal
+            addresses are now fixed
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Better accessibility when creating a new contact by adding support
+            for mnemonics
+          </li>
+          <li>You can now select a contact by using a long press</li>
+          <li>The avatar selector now displays properly on smaller screens</li>
+          <li>Deleting the final contact now properly clears the title bar</li>
+          <li>Contacts now also remembers if the window was fullscreened</li>
+          <li>Several style and typography updates</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>This release also updates translations in several languages.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2020-09-19" version="3.38">
       <description>
         <p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 37fa820..9b065d8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-contacts', [ 'vala', 'c' ],
-  version: '3.38',
+  version: '40.alpha',
   license: 'GPL2+',
   meson_version: '>= 0.50',
 )