diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
index 310771190b9..34260153cba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gobject-introspection'
 pkgname=gobject-introspection
-version=1.38.0
-revision=2
+version=1.40.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-tests --disable-static"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex libtool"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://live.gnome.org/GObjectInstrospection"
 license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=3575e5d353c17a567fdf7ffaaa7aebe9347b5b0eee8e69d612ba56a9def67d73
+checksum=96ea75e9679083e7fe39a105e810e2ead2d708abf189a5ba420bfccfffa24e98
 
 gir-freedesktop_package() {
 	short_desc="Introspection data for some FreeDesktop components"