diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 361d804..6507815 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.39.2"
+  ".": "0.40.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bf6022..cb82b26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.40.0](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.39.2...v0.40.0) (2025-07-21)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **deps:** lock file maintenance ([#231](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/231)) ([b0dd5de](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/b0dd5de51d407888575befd2142712264bf749d8))
+* **deps:** update dependency @stylistic/eslint-plugin to v5.2.1 ([#234](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/234)) ([ff45f43](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/ff45f431ee80a9dd6c0c48e8e119d398a3b64468))
+* **deps:** update dependency @types/node to v22.16.5 ([#230](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/230)) ([ea7b392](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/ea7b39200f6aeb3026c8450f1548419ff40ecd94))
+* **deps:** update dependency typescript-eslint to v8.38.0 ([#236](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/236)) ([3c65768](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/3c657680cb77783d16ccca16c60159dffc1640eb))
+* handle cloudflare 451 censor block, show block reasons ([51b9104](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/51b9104f07f3f1af805e5920c54e6e6bcdb7b187))
+* mention languages and MediaFlow Proxy in description ([951d442](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/951d442a7d1e4ead70e0d4cf89fb9de8596a542d))
+* try checking for blocks in health check endpoint ([ef36f48](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/ef36f48e33ab1416e28ba8c2d555ffe991ebddd5))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* disable extractors via config ([114d296](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/114d296fe38839694ed49ef2aa1c197b22c6db3b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency cheerio to v1.1.1 ([#228](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/228)) ([3401525](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/3401525ab63b76e8f17d3b9366b32b5b6ca35bc9))
+* **deps:** update dependency cheerio to v1.1.2 ([#235](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/235)) ([3d76b0a](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/3d76b0a7b7df5ee9fb93e65c865f117d064d1a37))
+
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* improve manifest type ([6fe09fc](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/6fe09fc459223a8b2ace1904690978f3af927294))
+* introduce createSources() analogue to createExtractors() ([453cc74](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/453cc747a1008cf8b904549870d6369f7287b774))
+
 ## [0.39.2](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.39.1...v0.39.2) (2025-07-20)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c1d5619..44f4d90 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
-  "version": "0.39.2",
+  "version": "0.40.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webstreamr",
-      "version": "0.39.2",
+      "version": "0.40.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/ttlcache": "^1.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fee464..a48fe01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
   "description": "Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites.",
-  "version": "0.39.2",
+  "version": "0.40.0",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "analyse": "tsc --noEmit --project ./tsconfig.dev.json",
diff --git a/src/utils/manifest.ts b/src/utils/manifest.ts
index 1f04deb..9e149d4 100644
--- a/src/utils/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/utils/manifest.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const typedEntries = <T extends object>(obj: T): [keyof T, T[keyof T]][] => (Obj
 export const buildManifest = (sources: Source[], extractors: Extractor[], config: Config): CustomManifest => {
   const manifest: CustomManifest = {
     id: envGetAppId(),
-    version: '0.39.2', // x-release-please-version
+    version: '0.40.0', // x-release-please-version
     name: envGetAppName(),
     description: 'Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites. Configure add-on for additional languages. Add MediaFlow proxy for more URLs.',
     resources: [