diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dcfb325a4..b83957d64 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
+40.rc
+=====
+* Define default app grid arrangement [Allan; !1700]
+* Fix shading behind system modal dialogs [Florian; !1712]
+* Only show logout-inhibiting apps in end-session dialog [Michael; !1424]
+* Fix minimap previews on multi-monitor systems [Florian; !1721]
+* Drop strict extension version match for unstable releases [Florian; !1719]
+* Fix missing app menu after overview gesture [Florian; !1726]
+* Improve app folder appearance [Jakub; !1714]
+* Fix window previews becoming undraggable after workspace switch
+  [Sebastian; !1717]
+* Fix dragging icons to a different page in RTL locales [Carlos; !1734]
+* Support double super for opening app grid [Florian; !1736]
+* Improve workspace handling on secondary monitors [Florian; !1735]
+* Improve interaction when dragging between app grid pages [Carlos; !1630]
+* Fix launching on requested workspace on wayland [Florian; !1316]
+* Make wifi strength indicator consistent with icons in Settings [Remi; !1432]
+* Start session in overview [Georges; !1678]
+* Tweak window preview layout in overview [Jonas D.; !1702, !1737]
+* Improve overview performance [Jonas D.; !1713, !1733, !1743, !1755]
+* Fix new workspaces being invisible in minimap [Florian; !1716]
+* Fix glitch after dragging window preview from second monitor [Ivan; !1727]
+* Do not switch workspaces when scrolling during super-tab [Florian; !1746]
+* Make OSK shifting up windows more reliable [Jonas D.; !1728, !1760]
+* Fix swipe gesture glitches [Alexander; !1731]
+* Fix mis-scaled preview icons in window picker [Sebastian; !1751]
+* Fix unintended app grid changes during icon DND in dash [Sebastian; !1767]
+* Fix missing X11 fallback icons [Florian; !1761]
+* Fixed crashes [Sebastian; !1718]
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Jonas Å., Sebastian, Abderrahim, Florian,
+  Alexander, Felix, Ivan, Jonas D., Jakub, Daniel; !1710, !1707, !1720, !1722,
+  !1724, !1732, !1246, !1738, !1740] !1742, !1741, !1745, !1748, !1749, !1765,
+  !1766, !1757, !1758]
+
+Contributors:
+  Jonas Ådahl, arushsharma24, Allan Day, Felix Divo, Jonas Dreßler,
+  Carlos Garnacho, Sebastian Keller, Abderrahim Kitouni, Alexander Mikhaylenko,
+  Ivan Molodetskikh, Florian Müllner, Georges Basile Stavracas Neto,
+  Remi Salmon, Jakub Steiner, Michael Terry, Daniel van Vugt
+
+Translators:
+  Fran Dieguez [gl], Balázs Meskó [hu], Baurzhan Muftakhidinov [kk],
+  Goran Vidović [hr], Christian Kirbach [de], Марко Костић [sr],
+  Asier Sarasua Garmendia [eu], Guillaume Bernard [fr], Tim Sabsch [de],
+  Philipp Kiemle [de], Danial Behzadi [fa], Piotr Drąg [pl],
+  Rūdolfs Mazurs [lv], Daniel Mustieles [es], Marek Černocký [cs],
+  Fabio Tomat [fur], Changwoo Ryu [ko], Kjartan Maraas [nb], A S Alam [pa],
+  Milo Casagrande [it]
+
 40.beta
 =======
 * Overview redesign
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
index 6f0fe615c..9eff5b241 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <releases>
-    <release version="40.rc" type="development" date="2021-02-22"/>
+    <release version="40.rc" type="development" date="2021-03-15"/>
     <release version="40.beta" type="development" date="2021-02-22"/>
     <release version="40.alpha.1.1" type="development" date="2021-01-18"/>
     <release version="40.alpha.1" type="development" date="2021-01-14"/>