diff --git a/cwl_utils/__meta__.py b/cwl_utils/__meta__.py
index 113fd744..70025e5f 100644
--- a/cwl_utils/__meta__.py
+++ b/cwl_utils/__meta__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """Global version number for the cwl_utils package."""
-__version__ = "0.39"
+__version__ = "0.40"