diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1e7dd6424a..b426ebe86f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+## [2.40.6](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/compare/n8n@2.40.5...n8n@2.40.6) (2026-09-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **core:** Keep OpenTelemetry export working after a restart when Sentry is enabled ([#39368](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/39368)) ([7720a02](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/7720a02599ef7c7fb8b44407cf7646c0915ecd4d))
+* **core:** Retry instance reports that cross the UTC midnight boundary ([#39434](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/39434)) ([5e09a78](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/5e09a780b58278f06d159d28c0771e1af28ef670))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **core:** Authenticate instance reports with the license certificate ([#39381](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/39381)) ([f0ab4ea](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/f0ab4ea7de8db16f84d44d3234b27cf36bed8a0a))
+
+
 ## [2.40.5](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/compare/n8n@2.40.4...n8n@2.40.5) (2026-09-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22fd24c2ebf..5711a2b3e49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "n8n-monorepo",
-  "version": "2.40.5",
+  "version": "2.40.6",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=24.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index e64b3e6920a..8cb5a91120a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "n8n",
-  "version": "2.40.5",
+  "version": "2.40.6",
   "description": "n8n Workflow Automation Tool",
   "main": "dist/index",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",