diff --git a/libpcre.spec b/libpcre.spec
index 00acbf7..ca77692 100644
--- a/libpcre.spec
+++ b/libpcre.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          libpcre
-Version:       8.39
-Release:       2mamba
+Version:       8.40
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       PCRE is a Perl-compatible regular expression library
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ ln -s libpcreposix.so.0 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libpcreposix.so.3
 %doc ChangeLog NEWS README
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 11 2017 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 8.40-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Tue Sep 13 2016 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 8.39-2mamba
 - rebuilt with --enable-pcre16 --enable-pcre32