diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template
index 0196656cc4..d10cf878d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gnome-desktop'
 pkgname=gnome-desktop
-version=3.38.4
-revision=2
+version=40.0
+revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Dgnome_distributor=VoidLinux -Dudev=enabled -Dsystemd=disabled
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-desktop"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=3f603ea5bfd47722c92cfc9b885446b46260ea09c8cfb63f6bdd9fefe342e48c
+checksum=20abfd3f831e4e8092b55839311661dc73b2bf13fc9bef71c4a5a4475da9ee04
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"