diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index f4f2714f..fe4fd193 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+0.4.40
+------
+
+* Make rattail config object use our scoped session, when consulting db.
+
+
 0.4.39
 ------
 
diff --git a/tailbone/_version.py b/tailbone/_version.py
index 3252b19e..b4a7d74f 100644
--- a/tailbone/_version.py
+++ b/tailbone/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = u'0.4.39'
+__version__ = u'0.4.40'