diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdl/template b/srcpkgs/gdl/template
index 35bee803f96..536339a038e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gdl'
 pkgname=gdl
-version=3.34.0
+version=3.40.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://developer.gnome.org/gdl/"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=858b30f0cdce4c4cb3e8365a7d54ce57c388beff38ea583be5449bc78dda8d02
+checksum=3641d4fd669d1e1818aeff3cf9ffb7887fc5c367850b78c28c775eba4ab6a555
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"