diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 21f10a7..15e9202 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /vips-7.32.4.tar.gz
 /vips-7.36.5.tar.gz
-/vips-7.40.4.tar.gz
+/vips-7.40.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 8f32909..e13be67 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-55b7aaaf2387791cae55114199878c1c  vips-7.40.4.tar.gz
+dc66f28f08b13cc9a3204966feb66e79  vips-7.40.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/vips.spec b/vips.spec
index 2aff7dc..f1f47bb 100644
--- a/vips.spec
+++ b/vips.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %global vips_version_base 7.40
-%global vips_version %{vips_version_base}.4
+%global vips_version %{vips_version_base}.5
 %global vips_soname_major 38
 
 Name:		vips
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_datadir}/doc/vips
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 12 2014 Benjamin Gilbert <bgilbert@backtick.net> - 7.40.5-1
+- New release
+
 * Sat Jul 26 2014 Benjamin Gilbert <bgilbert@backtick.net> - 7.40.4-1
 - New release