diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39ecf62b..98298150 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ record of *changes*, curated by the person who made them.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.5.40] — 2026-07-26
+
 ### Changed
 
 - `stella storage prune` is now an alias for `stella stats prune` — same flags,
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bd90cda6..a08b97d5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3091,7 +3091,7 @@ checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-cli"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap",
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-context"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "contextgraph-types",
@@ -3146,7 +3146,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-core"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-fleet"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3182,7 +3182,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-graph"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "contextgraph-types",
  "notify",
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-mcp"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.23.0",
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-media"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.23.0",
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-model"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.23.0",
@@ -3275,7 +3275,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-observatory"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "rusqlite",
  "serde",
@@ -3289,7 +3289,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-pipeline"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3305,7 +3305,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-protocol"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "serde",
@@ -3316,7 +3316,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-serve"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "serde",
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-store"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.23.0",
  "libc",
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-tools"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.23.0",
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stella-tui"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 dependencies = [
  "arboard",
  "crossterm",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ed6f80b4..aa5dc7ac 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.90"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/packaging/homebrew/stella.rb b/packaging/homebrew/stella.rb
index 3e78f09f..85fdcd2e 100644
--- a/packaging/homebrew/stella.rb
+++ b/packaging/homebrew/stella.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 class Stella < Formula
   desc "Fast, BYOK, model-agnostic terminal coding agent"
   homepage "https://github.com/macanderson/stella"
-  url "https://github.com/macanderson/stella.git", tag: "v0.5.39"
-  version "0.5.39"
+  url "https://github.com/macanderson/stella.git", tag: "v0.5.40"
+  version "0.5.40"
   license "AGPL-3.0-only"
   head "https://github.com/macanderson/stella.git", branch: "main"
   depends_on "rust" => :build