diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9c246e9d7..14b75c1c9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell', 'c',
-  version: '40.0',
+  version: '40.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
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 c1e1b3231..441346f1c 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
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="40.1" date="2021-03-20"/>
     <release version="40.0" date="2021-03-15">
       <description>
         <p>It is now possible to search the list of installed extensions.</p>
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
index 1497fc54b..579971915 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-app',
-  version: '40.0',
+  version: '40.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
index 28c53a920..3ca35a614 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-tool', 'c',
-  version: '40.0',
+  version: '40.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/shew/meson.build b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
index 15bbef130..9b26806fe 100644
--- a/subprojects/shew/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('shew', 'c',
-  version: '40.0',
+  version: '40.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'LGPLv2+',
 )