diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aa6d76a4f..124193a0a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif()
 message(STATUS "Configuring OpenMW...")
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 39)
+set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 40)
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH "")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1db74549..a8e6c0c0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ OpenMW is a recreation of the engine for the popular role-playing game Morrowind
 
 OpenMW also comes with OpenMW-CS, a replacement for Morrowind's TES Construction Set.
 
-* Version: 0.39.0
+* Version: 0.40.0
 * License: GPL (see docs/license/GPL3.txt for more information)
 * Website: http://www.openmw.org
 * IRC: #openmw on irc.freenode.net