chore(main): release 1.40.1 (#645)

release-please[bot] · web-flow · commit 80527b9779c3 · 2026-01-16T19:54:08.000Z
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 # Changelog
 
+## [1.40.1](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-php/compare/v1.40.0...v1.40.1) (2026-01-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Use self:: instead of $this-&gt; for static validation methods in GapicClientTrait validation  ([#643](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-php/issues/643)) ([5ba2b20](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-php/commit/5ba2b200c16b78b10e3dddf5ac6a2c5cd7eb8641))
+
 ## [1.40.0](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-php/compare/v1.39.0...v1.40.0) (2025-12-04)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-1.40.0
+1.40.1
