diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cdb2c5f..cbabf9a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 project(icub_firmware_shared
-        VERSION 1.39.1)
+        VERSION 1.40.0)
 
 find_package(YCM 0.11.0 REQUIRED)