diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index bd86d1be..214bfbe7 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.40.1 - 2016-mm-dd
+-------------------
+
+
 1.40.0 - 2016-10-20
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index d87d1ee1..c82e65c4 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cartodb_sql_api",
-  "version": "1.40.0",
+  "version": "1.40.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "bintrees": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4f14e6d..7f59a9c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "keywords": [
     "cartodb"
   ],
-  "version": "1.40.0",
+  "version": "1.40.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/CartoDB/CartoDB-SQL-API.git"