diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f39ed3..ffb53a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.40.2
+
+- Trailing whitespaces at the end of specfile sections are now ignored during parsing. (#531)
+
 # 0.40.1
 
 - Fixed issues related to introduced sanitization (#523, #524, #525).
diff --git a/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec b/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec
index a59c3ee..4aa904e 100644
--- a/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Main focus is on modifying existing spec files, any change should result
 in a minimal diff.}
 
 
-%global base_version 0.40.1
+%global base_version 0.40.2
 #global prerelease   rc1
 
 %global package_version %{base_version}%{?prerelease:~%{prerelease}}
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ sed -i 's/setuptools_scm\[toml\]>=7/setuptools_scm[toml]/' pyproject.toml
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 23 2026 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.2-1
+- New upstream release 0.40.2
+
 * Fri Mar 13 2026 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.1-1
 - New upstream release 0.40.1
 
diff --git a/epel8/python-specfile.spec b/epel8/python-specfile.spec
index 62a945c..bc831b4 100644
--- a/epel8/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/epel8/python-specfile.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Main focus is on modifying existing spec files, any change should result
 in a minimal diff.}
 
 
-%global base_version 0.40.1
+%global base_version 0.40.2
 #global prerelease   rc1
 
 %global package_version %{base_version}%{?prerelease:~%{prerelease}}
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ rm -rf specfile.egg-info
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 23 2026 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.2-1
+- New upstream release 0.40.2
+
 * Fri Mar 13 2026 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.1-1
 - New upstream release 0.40.1
 
diff --git a/fedora/python-specfile.spec b/fedora/python-specfile.spec
index 113c7f7..bc252e1 100644
--- a/fedora/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/fedora/python-specfile.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Main focus is on modifying existing spec files, any change should result
 in a minimal diff.}
 
 
-%global base_version 0.40.1
+%global base_version 0.40.2
 #global prerelease   rc1
 
 %global package_version %{base_version}%{?prerelease:~%{prerelease}}
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ sed -i 's/setuptools_scm\[toml\]>=7/setuptools_scm[toml]/' pyproject.toml
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 23 2026 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.2-1
+- New upstream release 0.40.2
+
 * Fri Mar 13 2026 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 0.40.1-1
 - New upstream release 0.40.1