diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0a40b9d7..f6592787 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.40.0"
+  ".": "0.40.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 524f9747..306bd67c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.40.1](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/compare/v0.40.0...v0.40.1) (2026-07-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** give the analyzer job the bash it was written for ([#279](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/issues/279)) ([8bb4490](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/commit/8bb4490addf8b1a34e49f1a4e6184aa5cf888a0d))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **release:** write down the orphaned-anchor recovery ([#282](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/issues/282)) ([63c347e](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/commit/63c347ec77d90161682b364b01e4ae827a74de66))
+
 ## [0.40.0](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/compare/v0.39.2...v0.40.0) (2026-07-27)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml b/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
index cec5166c..afa4e236 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ description: >-
   A Kubernetes controller for two-way GitOps synchronization - reverse sync from
   Kubernetes to Git
 type: application
-version: 0.40.0
-appVersion: 0.40.0
+version: 0.40.1
+appVersion: 0.40.1
 keywords:
   - gitops
   - kubernetes
diff --git a/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml b/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
index c594d570..169a21b4 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ deploymentStrategy:
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/configbutler/gitops-reverser
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: 0.40.0 # x-release-please-version
+  tag: 0.40.1 # x-release-please-version
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""