diff --git a/ghost/admin/package.json b/ghost/admin/package.json
index dae1a5f5b4..a909e2ecbb 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/package.json
+++ b/ghost/admin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ghost-admin",
-  "version": "5.39.0",
+  "version": "5.40.0",
   "description": "Ember.js admin client for Ghost",
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "homepage": "http://ghost.org",
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@
     "path-browserify": "1.0.1",
     "webpack": "5.76.3"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index bb43757062..d9242a47a4 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ghost",
-  "version": "5.39.0",
+  "version": "5.40.0",
   "description": "The professional publishing platform",
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "homepage": "https://ghost.org",