diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73d27908..98bd8d47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [3.40.1](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.40.0...v3.40.1) (2025-10-13)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* correct cache eviction formula to prioritize high-value items ([8e7b52b](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/commit/8e7b52bda98e637164e2fb321251c254d03cdf70))
+
 ## [3.40.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.39.0...v3.40.0) (2025-10-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e0b9aea3..bb6be202 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "3.40.0",
+  "version": "3.40.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "3.40.0",
+      "version": "3.40.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 466a2254..5c3eb818 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "3.40.0",
+  "version": "3.40.1",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. 31 nouns × 40 verbs for infinite expressiveness.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",