diff --git a/base/doc/ltnews.tex b/base/doc/ltnews.tex
index d4a6d274a..af21aad00 100644
--- a/base/doc/ltnews.tex
+++ b/base/doc/ltnews.tex
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 \ProvidesFile{ltnews.tex}%
   [2022/06/10 v1.4e Master file for ltnews*.tex (LaTeX Project)]
 
-\providecommand*{\lastissue}{39}
+\providecommand*{\lastissue}{40}
 
 \InputIfFileExists{ltnews-lastissue.cfg}{}{}
 
diff --git a/base/doc/ltnews40.tex b/base/doc/ltnews40.tex
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/doc/ltnews40.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+% \iffalse meta-comment
+%
+% Copyright 2024
+% The LaTeX Project and any individual authors listed elsewhere
+% in this file.
+%
+% This file is part of the LaTeX base system.
+% -——————————————
+%
+% It may be distributed and/or modified under the
+% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c
+% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
+% The latest version of this license is in
+%    https://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
+% version 2008 or later.
+%
+% This file has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+%
+% The list of all files belonging to the LaTeX base distribution is
+% given in the file `manifest.txt'. See also `legal.txt' for additional
+% information.
+%
+% The list of derived (unpacked) files belonging to the distribution
+% and covered by LPPL is defined by the unpacking scripts (with
+% extension .ins) which are part of the distribution.
+%
+% \fi
+% Filename: ltnews40.tex
+%
+% This is issue 40 of LaTeX News.
+
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2020-02-02]
+
+\documentclass{ltnews}
+
+%% Maybe needed only for Chris' inadequate system:
+\providecommand\Dash {\unskip \textemdash}
+
+%% NOTE: Chris' preferred hyphens!
+%% \showhyphens{parameters}
+%% \hyphenation{because}
+
+\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+
+\usepackage{lmodern,url,hologo}
+
+\usepackage{csquotes}
+\usepackage{multicol}
+\usepackage{color}
+
+\providecommand\hook[1]{\texttt{#1}}
+
+\providecommand\meta[1]{$\langle$\textrm{\itshape#1}$\rangle$}
+\providecommand\option[1]{\texttt{#1}}
+\providecommand\env[1]{\texttt{#1}}
+\providecommand\Arg[1]{\texttt\{\meta{#1}\texttt\}}
+
+
+\providecommand\eTeX{\hologo{eTeX}}
+\providecommand\XeTeX{\hologo{XeTeX}}
+\providecommand\LuaTeX{\hologo{LuaTeX}}
+\providecommand\pdfTeX{\hologo{pdfTeX}}
+\providecommand\MiKTeX{\hologo{MiKTeX}}
+\providecommand\CTAN{\textsc{ctan}}
+\providecommand\TL{\TeX\,Live}
+
+
+\providecommand\githubissue[2][]{\ifhmode\unskip\fi
+     \quad\penalty500\strut\nobreak\hfill
+     \mbox{\small\slshape(%
+       \href{https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/issues/\getfirstgithubissue#2 \relax}%
+          	    {github issue#1 #2}%
+           )}%
+     \par\smallskip}
+%% But Chris has to mostly disable \href for his TEXPAD app:
+%% \def\href #1#2{#2} % Only For Chris' deficient TeX engine
+
+% simple solution right now (just link to the first issue if there are more)
+\def\getfirstgithubissue#1 #2\relax{#1}
+
+\providecommand\sxissue[1]{\ifhmode\unskip
+     \else
+       % githubissue preceding
+       \vskip-\smallskipamount
+       \vskip-\parskip
+     \fi
+     \quad\penalty500\strut\nobreak\hfill
+     \mbox{\small\slshape(\url{https://tex.stackexchange.com/#1})}\par}
+
+\providecommand\gnatsissue[2]{\ifhmode\unskip\fi
+     \quad\penalty500\strut\nobreak\hfill
+     \mbox{\small\slshape(%
+       \href{https://www.latex-project.org/cgi-bin/ltxbugs2html?pr=#1\%2F\getfirstgithubissue#2 \relax}%
+          	    {gnats issue #1/#2}%
+           )}%
+     \par}
+
+\let\cls\pkg
+\providecommand\env[1]{\texttt{#1}}
+\providecommand\acro[1]{\textsc{#1}}
+
+\vbadness=1400  % accept slightly empty columns
+
+
+\let\finalpagebreak\pagebreak % for TUB (if they use it)
+\let\finalvspace\vspace       % for document layout fixes
+
+\makeatletter
+% maybe not the greatest design but normally we wouldn't have subsubsections
+\renewcommand{\subsubsection}{%
+   \@startsection {subsubsection}{2}{0pt}{1.5ex \@plus 1ex \@minus .2ex}%
+                  {-1em}{\@subheadingfont\colonize}%
+}
+\providecommand\colonize[1]{#1:}
+\makeatother
+
+
+% Undo ltnews's \verbatim@font with active < and >
+\makeatletter
+\def\verbatim@font{\normalsize\ttfamily}
+\makeatother
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\providecommand\tubcommand[1]{}
+\tubcommand{\input{tubltmac}}
+
+\publicationmonth{November}
+\publicationyear{2024  --- DRAFT version for upcoming release}
+
+\publicationissue{40}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\maketitle
+{\hyphenpenalty=10000 \exhyphenpenalty=10000 \spaceskip=3.33pt \hbadness=10000
+\tableofcontents}
+
+\setlength\rightskip{0pt plus 3em}
+
+\medskip
+
+\section{Introduction}
+
+% To write
+
+\section{New or improved commands}
+
+\section{Code improvements}
+
+\section{Bug fixes}
+
+%\subsection{A fix}
+
+%% Some text
+%
+%%\githubissue{XXXX}
+
+%\section{Changes to packages in the \pkg{amsmath} category}
+
+%\section{Changes to packages in the \pkg{graphics} category}
+
+%\section{Changes to packages in the \pkg{tools} category}
+
+%\section{Changes to files in the \pkg{cyrillic} category}
+
+\begin{thebibliography}{9}\frenchspacing
+
+%\fontsize{9.3}{11.3}\selectfont
+
+\bibitem{40:Lamport}
+Leslie Lamport.
+\newblock \emph{{\LaTeX}: {A} Document Preparation System: User's Guide and Reference
+  Manual}.
+\newblock \mbox{Addison}-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA, 2nd edition, 1994.
+\newblock ISBN 0-201-52983-1.
+\newblock Reprinted with corrections in 1996.
+
+\bibitem{40:ltnews} \LaTeX{} Project Team.
+  \emph{\LaTeXe{} news 1--39}. June, 2024.
+  \url{https://latex-project.org/news/latex2e-news/ltnews.pdf}
+
+\bibitem{40:ltnews39} \LaTeX{} Project Team.
+  \emph{\LaTeXe{} news 39}. June 2024.
+  \url{https://latex-project.org/news/latex2e-news/ltnews39.pdf}
+
+\end{thebibliography}
+
+\end{document}
+