diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43fd5cd2..da4d9dce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Add project_options from https://github.com/aminya/project_options
 # Change the version in the following URL to update the package (watch the releases of the repository for future updates)
-set(PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION "v0.36.6")
+set(PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION "v0.40.0")
 FetchContent_Declare(
   _project_options
   URL https://github.com/aminya/project_options/archive/refs/tags/${PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION}.zip)
diff --git a/docs/src/project_options_example.md b/docs/src/project_options_example.md
index bd18e8bd..3e0bd266 100644
--- a/docs/src/project_options_example.md
+++ b/docs/src/project_options_example.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Add project_options from https://github.com/aminya/project_options
 # Change the version in the following URL to update the package (watch the releases of the repository for future updates)
-set(PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION "v0.36.6")
+set(PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION "v0.40.0")
 FetchContent_Declare(
   _project_options
   URL https://github.com/aminya/project_options/archive/refs/tags/${PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION}.zip)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae14f496..0e0aab89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "name": "project_options",
-    "version": "0.36.6",
+    "version": "0.40.0",
     "homepage": "http://aminya.github.io/project_options"
 }
diff --git a/src/DynamicProjectOptions.cmake b/src/DynamicProjectOptions.cmake
index 3c5c9bcc..0728fa8a 100644
--- a/src/DynamicProjectOptions.cmake
+++ b/src/DynamicProjectOptions.cmake
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Here is an example of how to use ``dynamic_project_options``:
 
    # Add project_options from https://github.com/aminya/project_options
    # Change the version in the following URL to update the package (watch the releases of the repository for future updates)
-   set(PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION "v0.36.6")
+   set(PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION "v0.40.0")
    FetchContent_Declare(
      _project_options
      URL https://github.com/aminya/project_options/archive/refs/tags/${PROJECT_OPTIONS_VERSION}.zip)