diff --git a/srcpkgs/libinput-gestures/template b/srcpkgs/libinput-gestures/template
index 0fe1598863f..ea423e591c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libinput-gestures/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libinput-gestures/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libinput-gestures'
 pkgname=libinput-gestures
-version=2.39
+version=2.40
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 depends="python3 libinput xdotool wmctrl hicolor-icon-theme"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Chinmay Pai <chinmaydpai@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/bulletmark/${pkgname}"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=de7e57782867bb186e62b4c21177d0230e4a6cde16a66322ef4b6ecfc5beb4ea
+checksum=6948be9c28f9ffa039e0382ec7382dc0250a04a5443aca17cbcc9520b56713ac
 conf_files="/etc/libinput-gestures.conf"
 
 do_install() {