diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2de689fa9e..035521b4fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [v1.40.1] - 2024-09-06
 
 - Fix issue with `buf lint` where comment ignores in the shape of `// buf:lint:ignore <RULE_ID> <extra comment>`
   were not recognized due to the extra comment.
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ buf check breaking proto --against .git#branch=master,subdir=proto
 
 Initial beta release.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.40.0...HEAD
+[v1.40.1]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.40.0...v1.40.1
 [v1.40.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.39.0...v1.40.0
 [v1.39.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.38.0...v1.39.0
 [v1.38.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.37.0...v1.38.0
diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index 7415dd7c16..800853f210 100644
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 package bufcli
 
 // Version is the CLI version of buf.
-const Version = "1.40.1-dev"
+const Version = "1.40.1"