diff --git a/py/pyproject.toml b/py/pyproject.toml
index d40123647..aeda0ac5e 100644
--- a/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "r2r"
 readme = "README.md"
-version = "3.1.38"
+version = "3.1.40"
 description = "SciPhi R2R"
 authors = ["Owen Colegrove <owen@sciphi.ai>"]
 license = "MIT"