diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7c560579..75f35274f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
-<!-- latest_release 5.22.39 -->
-## [v5.22.39](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v5.22.39) (2024-01-19)
+<!-- latest_release 5.22.40 -->
+## [v5.22.40](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v5.22.40) (2024-01-19)
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
-- Backport-6912 CHEF-4442 Streaming reporter fix to capture progress correctly [#6936](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6936) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08))
+- Bump omnibus from `82dae89` to `16e27f6` in /omnibus [#6932](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6932) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot]))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=5.22.36 -->
 ### Changes since 5.22.36 release
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
+- Bump omnibus from `82dae89` to `16e27f6` in /omnibus [#6932](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6932) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 5.22.40 -->
 - Backport-6912 CHEF-4442 Streaming reporter fix to capture progress correctly [#6936](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6936) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) <!-- 5.22.39 -->
 - Backport 6919 - CHEF-4191 Waivers backward compatibility support with Chef Client [#6920](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6920) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) <!-- 5.22.38 -->
 - Backport 6914 - CHEF-8990 Remove dependency on active-support function blank? [#6916](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6916) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) <!-- 5.22.37 -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 044761c98..d7e969b45 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.22.39
\ No newline at end of file
+5.22.40
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb b/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb
index 7fc990ded..4682da74f 100644
--- a/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb
+++ b/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file managed by automation - do not edit manually
 module InspecBin
   INSPECBIN_ROOT = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
-  VERSION = "5.22.39".freeze
+  VERSION = "5.22.40".freeze
 end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index 24056359a..b918d76cb 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = "5.22.39".freeze
+  VERSION = "5.22.40".freeze
 end