diff --git a/src/SolutionInfo.cs b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
index 9a1987c6b9..4d1ca1844f 100644
--- a/src/SolutionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ using System.Resources;
 
 // these are FYI and changed automatically
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("8.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("8.0.0-alpha.37")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("8.0.0-alpha.40")]
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
index e3f0e2c61c..58472fb3be 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the version comment of the executing code (eg "beta").
         /// </summary>
-        public static string CurrentComment => "alpha.37";
+        public static string CurrentComment => "alpha.40";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the assembly version of Umbraco.Code.dll.