diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Asynchronous, non-blocking [SQLite3](https://sqlite.org/) bindings for [Node.js]
  - [Extension support](https://github.com/TryGhost/node-sqlite3/wiki/API#databaseloadextensionpath-callback), including bundled support for the [json1 extension](https://www.sqlite.org/json1.html)
  - Big test suite
  - Written in modern C++ and tested for memory leaks
- - Bundles SQLite v3.39.4, or you can build using a local SQLite
+ - Bundles SQLite v3.40.0, or you can build using a local SQLite
 
 # Installing
 
diff --git a/deps/common-sqlite.gypi b/deps/common-sqlite.gypi
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   'variables': {
-      'sqlite_version%':'3390400',
+      'sqlite_version%':'3400000',
       "toolset%":'',
   },
   'target_defaults': {
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