diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1d6eaec8..39801dbe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Major changes in 40.alpha:
+* Updated translations
+* Depend on libhandy-1
+* Port to the newer libgweather api
+* Improve the event editor
+
 Major changes in 3.38.0:
 * Updated translations
 
diff --git a/build-aux/flatpak/org.gnome.Calendar.json b/build-aux/flatpak/org.gnome.Calendar.json
index 0772ca8d..3d42b1c0 100644
--- a/build-aux/flatpak/org.gnome.Calendar.json
+++ b/build-aux/flatpak/org.gnome.Calendar.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                 {
                     "type" : "git",
                     "url" : "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libhandy.git",
-                    "tag" : "1.0.0"
+                    "tag" : "1.0.3"
                 }
             ]
         },