diff --git a/libs/file/Makefile b/libs/file/Makefile
index 34d02743f..2b0eac407 100644
--- a/libs/file/Makefile
+++ b/libs/file/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=file
-PKG_VERSION:=5.39
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_VERSION:=5.40
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://download.openpkg.org/components/cache/file/ \
 	ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/
-PKG_HASH:=f05d286a76d9556243d0cb05814929c2ecf3a5ba07963f8f70bfaaa70517fad1
+PKG_HASH:=167321f43c148a553f68a0ea7f579821ef3b11c27b8cbe158e4df897e4a5dd57
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marko Ratkaj <marko.ratkaj@sartura.hr>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-2-Clause