diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java
index 04c0cb3f..12312278 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 public abstract class NeoFormRuntimeExtension {
     public static final String NAME = "neoFormRuntime";
 
-    private static final String DEFAULT_NFRT_VERSION = "1.0.39";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_NFRT_VERSION = "1.0.40";
 
     @Inject
     public NeoFormRuntimeExtension(Project project) {