diff --git a/ChangeLog-8.5.md b/ChangeLog-8.5.md
index ad71022ccb..3af22e62a9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog-8.5.md
+++ b/ChangeLog-8.5.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes of the PHPUnit 8.5 release series are documented in this file using the [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachangelog.com/) principles.
 
-## [8.5.40] - 2024-MM-DD
+## [8.5.40] - 2024-09-19
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ All notable changes of the PHPUnit 8.5 release series are documented in this fil
 * [#3967](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/3967): Cannot double interface that extends interface that extends `\Throwable`
 * [#3968](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/3968): Test class run in a separate PHP process are passing when `exit` called inside
 
-[8.5.40]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/8.5.39...8.5
+[8.5.40]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/8.5.39...8.5.40
 [8.5.39]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/8.5.38...8.5.39
 [8.5.38]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/8.5.37...8.5.38
 [8.5.37]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/8.5.36...8.5.37
diff --git a/src/Runner/Version.php b/src/Runner/Version.php
index c2427544fc..f80e067b29 100644
--- a/src/Runner/Version.php
+++ b/src/Runner/Version.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public static function id(): string
         }
 
         if (self::$version === '') {
-            self::$version = (new VersionId('8.5.39', dirname(__DIR__, 2)))->getVersion();
+            self::$version = (new VersionId('8.5.40', dirname(__DIR__, 2)))->getVersion();
         }
 
         return self::$version;