diff --git a/srcpkgs/synapse/template b/srcpkgs/synapse/template
index b45f32817bd..7933f31a435 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/synapse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/synapse/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'synapse'
 pkgname=synapse
-version=1.39.0
+version=1.40.0
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matrix-org/synapse/develop/CHANGES.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=36b5949f3a989a52efb8ba7d9ca0f71cd13eea1a1cd0048756e2309c143dec53
+checksum=0fbd3c99e9b5b4a34ff3bc56ddb7543dee036b22da464303cc6ba7ef91600818
 
 system_accounts="synapse"
 synapse_homedir="/var/lib/synapse"