diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 2c0f956..78e5b68 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ for dir in seabios vgabios kvm/test; do
 	    cp roms/${dir}/config.mak.tmpl roms/${dir}/config.mak
 done
 
-PNGVER="1.6.39"
+PNGVER="1.6.40"
 PNGDIR="${PWD}/libpng-${PNGVER}"
 PNGINC="${PNGDIR}/proto/usr/local/include"
 PNGLIB="${PNGDIR}/proto/usr/local/lib"