diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d8215730..04ca716eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # LeetCode-in-Java
 
-[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.github.javadev/leetcode-in-java?style=flat-square)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.github.javadev/leetcode-in-java/1.39)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.github.javadev/leetcode-in-java?style=flat-square)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.github.javadev/leetcode-in-java/1.40)
 [![MIT License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg) ](https://github.com/javadev/leetcode-in-java/blob/main/LICENSE)
 [![Java CI](https://github.com/javadev/LeetCode-in-Java/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/javadev/LeetCode-in-Java/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
 [![Maintainability Rating](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=javadev_LeetCode-in-Java&metric=sqale_rating)](https://sonarcloud.io/summary/overall?id=javadev_LeetCode-in-Java)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To configure your Maven project, add the following code to your pom.xml file:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
     <artifactId>leetcode-in-java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.39</version>
+    <version>1.40</version>
   </dependency>
   ...
 </dependencies>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ To configure your Maven project, add the following code to your pom.xml file:
 Gradle configuration:
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.github.javadev:leetcode-in-java:1.39'
+implementation 'com.github.javadev:leetcode-in-java:1.40'
 ```
 
 > ["For coding interview preparation, LeetCode is one of the best online resource providing a rich library of more than 300 real coding interview questions for you to practice from using one of the 7 supported languages - C, C++, Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, Ruby."](https://www.quora.com/How-effective-is-Leetcode-for-preparing-for-technical-interviews)
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a73101c2e..f3fe21a09 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test {
 }
 
 group = 'com.github.javadev'
-version = '1.39-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '1.40-SNAPSHOT'
 description = 'leetcode-in-java'
 java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 
diff --git a/pom-central.xml b/pom-central.xml
index c753626a2..3a4d387b1 100644
--- a/pom-central.xml
+++ b/pom-central.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
     <artifactId>leetcode-in-java</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.39</version>
+    <version>1.40</version>
     <name>leetcode-in-java</name>
     <description>Java-based LeetCode algorithm problem solutions, regularly updated</description>
     <url>https://github.com/javadev/LeetCode-in-Java</url>
diff --git a/pom-central21.xml b/pom-central21.xml
index e4a2c06fb..8edf2633b 100644
--- a/pom-central21.xml
+++ b/pom-central21.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
     <artifactId>leetcode-in-java21</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.39</version>
+    <version>1.40</version>
     <name>leetcode-in-java</name>
     <description>Java-based LeetCode algorithm problem solutions, regularly updated</description>
     <url>https://github.com/javadev/LeetCode-in-Java</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a68b44311..d980c4483 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
     <artifactId>leetcode-in-java</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.39-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.40-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>leetcode-in-java</name>
     <description>Java-based LeetCode algorithm problem solutions, regularly updated</description>
     <url>https://github.com/javadev/LeetCode-in-Java</url>