diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 60a58fe..c794e05 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Package: gdsfmt
 Type: Package
 Title: R Interface to CoreArray Genomic Data Structure (GDS) Files
-Version: 1.39.3
-Date: 2024-04-10
+Version: 1.40.1
+Date: 2024-08-15
 Depends: R (>= 2.15.0), methods
 Suggests: parallel, digest, Matrix, crayon, RUnit, knitr, markdown, rmarkdown,
         BiocGenerics
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bea75c3..ee984b6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+CHANGES IN VERSION 1.40.1
+-------------------------
+
+UTILITIES
+
+    o add "#define STRICT_R_HEADERS 1" to the C++ header file according to
+      R_r86984
+
+
 CHANGES IN VERSION 1.38.1
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37b76ab..d83b283 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This package provides a high-level R interface to CoreArray Genomic Data Structu
 
 ## Bioconductor:
 
-Release Version: v1.38.1
+Release Version: v1.40.1
 
 [http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/gdsfmt.html](http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/gdsfmt.html)
 
diff --git a/src/CoreArray/dPlatform.h b/src/CoreArray/dPlatform.h
index 71d56fa..491f6cf 100755
--- a/src/CoreArray/dPlatform.h
+++ b/src/CoreArray/dPlatform.h
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
 #include <queue>
 
 #if defined(COREARRAY_USING_R)
+#   ifdef STRICT_R_HEADERS
+#       undef STRICT_R_HEADERS
+#   endif
+#   define STRICT_R_HEADERS 1
+#
 #   include <R_ext/Arith.h>
 #   include <Rinternals.h>
 #