diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 8b5b194fe6..77bd94e1c3 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.140.8 (2026-07-28)
+
 ### Fixes
 
 * 🐛 Fix stream item type lost when using `include_router()`. PR [#15077](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/15077) by [@alex-raw](https://github.com/alex-raw).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 9037d74165..fa5dcd6cfc 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.140.7"
+__version__ = "0.140.8"
 
 from starlette import status as status