2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9cd6fe40..701f0b02 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ============
+Version 40.8
+============
+
+- No changes
+
+============
 Version 40.7
 ============
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4b454f56..d40748cb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gnome-desktop', 'c',
   meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
-  version: '40.7',
+  version: '40.8',
   license: ['GPL2+', 'LGPL2+']
 )