diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e798b69f3..556bf768f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ To run `markdownlint-cli` as part of a [pre-commit][pre-commit] workflow, add so
 
 ```yaml
 - repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
-  rev: v0.39.0
+  rev: v0.40.0
   hooks:
   - id: markdownlint
 ```
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d11ce505a..6a8fcb885 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "markdownlint-cli",
-  "version": "0.39.0",
+  "version": "0.40.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "markdownlint-cli",
-      "version": "0.39.0",
+      "version": "0.40.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "~12.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd43aa5b5..c5e70a838 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "markdownlint-cli",
-  "version": "0.39.0",
+  "version": "0.40.0",
   "description": "MarkdownLint Command Line Interface",
   "main": "markdownlint.js",
   "bin": {