diff --git a/mono-core.spec b/mono-core.spec
index 1f2b5dd521..56975448ba 100644
--- a/mono-core.spec
+++ b/mono-core.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 Name:           mono-core
 %define __majorver 5.9.0
-%define __minorver 22
+%define __minorver 40
 Version:	%{__majorver}.%{__minorver}
 Release:	0.nightly.1
 Summary:        Cross-platform, Open Source, .NET development framework