diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 716c124..73bbad6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /vips-7.32.4.tar.gz
 /vips-7.36.5.tar.gz
-/vips-7.40.6.tar.gz
+/vips-7.40.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 9a25ef6..59ea06a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4752a2ab69861bf0ca3f84b241c68ffc  vips-7.40.6.tar.gz
+a6510f8951e3c7d385e17139ff602595  vips-7.40.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/vips.spec b/vips.spec
index de92b4f..2cc42c7 100644
--- a/vips.spec
+++ b/vips.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %global vips_version_base 7.40
-%global vips_version %{vips_version_base}.6
+%global vips_version %{vips_version_base}.9
 %global vips_soname_major 38
 
 Name:		vips
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_datadir}/doc/vips
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 25 2014 Benjamin Gilbert <bgilbert@backtick.net> - 7.40.9-1
+- New release
+
 * Fri Aug 22 2014 Benjamin Gilbert <bgilbert@backtick.net> - 7.40.6-1
 - New release