diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed704d6d8..d7e806086 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ check-version:
 	bash ./extras/check_version.sh
 
 .PHONY: check
-check: flake8 isort-check mypy check-version
+check: check-version flake8 isort-check mypy
 
 # formatting:
 
diff --git a/extras/check_version.sh b/extras/check_version.sh
index f972fd500..805d2eafb 100755
--- a/extras/check_version.sh
+++ b/extras/check_version.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,4 @@ if [[ x${PACKAGE_VERSION}x != x${OPENAPI_VERSION}x ]]; then
 	EXITCODE=-1
 fi
 
-if [[ ${EXITCODE} == 0 ]]; then
-	echo OK
-fi
 exit $EXITCODE
diff --git a/hathor/cli/openapi_files/openapi_base.json b/hathor/cli/openapi_files/openapi_base.json
index 52db6957f..444daddd4 100644
--- a/hathor/cli/openapi_files/openapi_base.json
+++ b/hathor/cli/openapi_files/openapi_base.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         ],
 	"info": {
             "title": "Hathor API",
-            "version": "0.40.0"
+            "version": "0.40.1"
 	},
 	"consumes": [
             "application/json"
diff --git a/hathor/version.py b/hathor/version.py
index 9cfcb4b4d..f0b845abf 100644
--- a/hathor/version.py
+++ b/hathor/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = '0.40.0'
+__version__ = '0.40.1'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 97cd33591..b2d49df3e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "hathor"
-version = "0.40.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 description = "Hathor Network full-node"
 authors = ["Hathor Team <contact@hathor.network>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"