diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a367b7ade..0be9fc26d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Master (Unreleased)
 
+## 1.40.0 (2020-06-11)
+
 * Add new `RSpec/VariableName` cop. ([@tejasbubane][])
 * Add new `RSpec/VariableDefinition` cop. ([@tejasbubane][])
 * Expand `Capybara/VisibilityMatcher` to support more than just `have_selector`. ([@twalpole][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
index d5be298f0..8fd49bb49 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module RuboCop
   module RSpec
     # Version information for the RSpec RuboCop plugin.
     module Version
-      STRING = '1.39.0'
+      STRING = '1.40.0'
     end
   end
 end