diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a09b781568..0dbc5d255a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Svelte changelog
 
+## 1.40.1
+
+* Always use explicit closing tags with `innerHTML` ([#866](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/866))
+* Escape text in `textContent` and `innerHTML` expressions ([#868](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/868))
+
 ## 1.40.0
 
 * Short fragment method names ([#863](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/863))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 426c440b29..88f878d877 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svelte",
-  "version": "1.40.0",
+  "version": "1.40.1",
   "description": "The magical disappearing UI framework",
   "main": "compiler/svelte.js",
   "files": [