diff --git a/apps/portal/package.json b/apps/portal/package.json
index 43927d3331..23775a1f51 100644
--- a/apps/portal/package.json
+++ b/apps/portal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tryghost/portal",
-  "version": "2.39.0",
+  "version": "2.40.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
index cbbe2c3142..0830ae3c1a 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
+++ b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     },
     "portal": {
         "url": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/ghost/portal@~{version}/umd/portal.min.js",
-        "version": "2.39"
+        "version": "2.40"
     },
     "sodoSearch": {
         "url": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/ghost/sodo-search@~{version}/umd/sodo-search.min.js",