diff --git a/espn_api/_version.py b/espn_api/_version.py
index eb9b6f12..5e1c3f39 100644
--- a/espn_api/_version.py
+++ b/espn_api/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.40.0'
+__version__ = '0.40.1'