diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3be21e2..838c0129 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.40.0
+
+- Using the method `users_with_write_access` you can generate the set of users that have write access to the project and the method `has_write_access(user)` you can find out if the user has write access to the project. (#742)
+
 # 0.39.0
 
 - We have implemented the closed_by property for the Pagure pull request for getting the login of the account that closed the pull request. (#718)
diff --git a/fedora/python-ogr.spec b/fedora/python-ogr.spec
index a9da76e0..ea448dbd 100644
--- a/fedora/python-ogr.spec
+++ b/fedora/python-ogr.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %global srcname ogr
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
-Version:        0.39.0
+Version:        0.40.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        One API for multiple git forges
 
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ rm -rf %{srcname}.egg-info
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 16 2022 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.0-1
+- New upstream release 0.40.0
+
 * Wed Sep 07 2022 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.39.0-1
 - New upstream release 0.39.0