diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index d129aa93..2ebbb6c7 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         org.clojure/core.match {:mvn/version "1.0.0"}
         hiccup/hiccup {:mvn/version "2.0.0-alpha2"}
         rewrite-clj/rewrite-clj {:mvn/version "1.0.605-alpha"}
-        selmer/selmer {:mvn/version "1.12.39"}}
+        selmer/selmer {:mvn/version "1.12.40"}}
  :aliases {:babashka/dev
            {:main-opts ["-m" "babashka.main"]}
            :profile
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 24932af4..56ae74f0 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
              :feature/rewrite-clj {:source-paths ["feature-rewrite-clj"]
                                    :dependencies [[rewrite-clj/rewrite-clj "1.0.605-alpha"]]}
              :feature/selmer {:source-paths ["feature-selmer"]
-                              :dependencies [[selmer/selmer "1.12.39"]]}
+                              :dependencies [[selmer/selmer "1.12.40"]]}
              :test [:feature/xml
                     :feature/lanterna
                     :feature/yaml