diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index aa80e2847..342d8a51b 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 This file documents the revision history for the Open Monitoring Distribution (Labs Edition)
 
-next:
+5.40     Jul 12 2024
           - omd:
             - remove /etc/init.d/omd, all systems use systemd now
           - thruk:
diff --git a/Makefile.omd b/Makefile.omd
index 15d7be95e..b5c819081 100644
--- a/Makefile.omd
+++ b/Makefile.omd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # General settings included by all packages
 
-OMD_VERSION        = 5.30-labs-edition
-OMD_SERIAL         = 65
+OMD_VERSION        = 5.40-labs-edition
+OMD_SERIAL         = 66
 OMD_PATCH_LEVEL    = 1
 OMD_BASE           = /omd
 OMD_PHYSICAL_BASE  = /opt/omd
diff --git a/packages/omd/index.html b/packages/omd/index.html
index 1556b0336..945eef5f0 100644
--- a/packages/omd/index.html
+++ b/packages/omd/index.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 <div id="body">
 <h1>OMD - Open Monitoring Distribution</h1>
 <b><!-- leave version on a single line, it will be replaced by `make version` -->
-  Version: 5.30-labs-edition
+  Version: 5.40-labs-edition
 </b>
 <p>This page gives you a central view on the available GUIs in OMD.
    Just have a look and feel free to choose your favorite GUI. At the
diff --git a/packages/omd/omd b/packages/omd/omd
index 0d3f6ab04..01afae62c 100755
--- a/packages/omd/omd
+++ b/packages/omd/omd
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,  Fifth Floor,
 # Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-OMD_VERSION = "5.30-labs-edition"
+OMD_VERSION = "5.40-labs-edition"
 
 import sys
 sys.path.append("/omd/versions/%s/lib/python" % OMD_VERSION)