diff --git a/.gnulib b/.gnulib
index 29d802900..6ccfbb4ce 160000
--- a/.gnulib
+++ b/.gnulib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 29d80290059ca5b595a0a54b0603ab2399c61e44
+Subproject commit 6ccfbb4ce5d4fa79f7afb48f3648f2e0401523c3
diff --git a/RELEASES b/RELEASES
index 6d24e57bd..571e71228 100644
--- a/RELEASES
+++ b/RELEASES
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # in the form <version> <date>.  If you update the version field (in
 # configure.ac) you must also add the current date to this file.
 
+1.40.1    2019-01-17
 1.40.0    2019-01-15
 1.39.14   2018-12-12
 1.39.13   2018-12-11
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e18e099b9..6b463938e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # freeform string.
 m4_define([libguestfs_major],   [1])
 m4_define([libguestfs_minor],   [40])
-m4_define([libguestfs_release], [0])
+m4_define([libguestfs_release], [1])
 
 AC_INIT([libguestfs],libguestfs_major.libguestfs_minor.libguestfs_release)