diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index 83d62af699..0818250c79 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'file'
 pkgname=file
-version=5.39
+version=5.40
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 distfiles="https://astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f05d286a76d9556243d0cb05814929c2ecf3a5ba07963f8f70bfaaa70517fad1
+checksum=167321f43c148a553f68a0ea7f579821ef3b11c27b8cbe158e4df897e4a5dd57
 
 if [ -z "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	# libseccomp's default=auto