diff --git a/trunk/changelog b/trunk/changelog
index 5415c46d7..9f5b51f2a 100644
--- a/trunk/changelog
+++ b/trunk/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+guitarix2 (0.40.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Port GUI and underlying lib's (gxw/gxwmm) to GTK3 (gtkmm3)
+  * Port LV2 plugin GUI's to X11/cairo
+  * Add Midi feedback support
+  * Add new PowerAmp modul
+  * Fix several Bug's and hopefully don't introduce to much new one's
+
+ -- brummer <brummer-@web.de>  Wed, 27 May 2020 08:50:42 +0200
+
 guitarix2 (0.38.0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * fix bug #67, dont use malloc.h on FreeBSD
diff --git a/trunk/wscript b/trunk/wscript
index bb00278cf..2699325f7 100644
--- a/trunk/wscript
+++ b/trunk/wscript
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ srcdir = '.'
 blddir = 'build'
 
 # used by waf dist and waf build
-VERSION='0.40.0git'
+VERSION='0.40.0'
 APPNAME='guitarix'
 
 Options.OptionsContext.gxload = \