diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index af2dbdde..b0959208 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: 'docs: emphasize that push emulation is not required in most cases'
+      hash: c8e4d2c9a69e23ea0d324fadd424340a67ba9a08
+      body: ''
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+        Signed-off-by: Kyle Harding <kyle@balena.io>
+        signed-off-by: Kyle Harding <kyle@balena.io>
+      author: Kyle Harding
+      nested: []
+  version: 12.40.1
+  date: 2021-02-23T13:58:03.059Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Add support for docker-compose dev overlay in local pushes
       hash: f3d750a0247ae0f272392666d9d243ed65e8e4e6
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f72d041..9c745731 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## 12.40.1 - 2021-02-23
+
+* docs: emphasize that push emulation is not required in most cases [Kyle Harding]
+
 ## 12.40.0 - 2021-02-09
 
 * Add support for docker-compose dev overlay in local pushes [Scott Lowe]
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 98a21cd3..74fc128f 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-cli",
-  "version": "12.40.0",
+  "version": "12.40.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 633d2b21..8df8d90a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-cli",
-  "version": "12.40.0",
+  "version": "12.40.1",
   "description": "The official balena Command Line Interface",
   "main": "./build/app.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli",