diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e31ea94..29714b88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.hm.hafner</groupId>
     <artifactId>codingstyle-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>3.39.0</version>
+    <version>3.40.0</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>