diff --git a/npm/.changeset/big-tomatoes-vanish.md b/npm/.changeset/big-tomatoes-vanish.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..580491b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm/.changeset/big-tomatoes-vanish.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"near-sandbox": patch
+---
+
+Updated the default neard version to 1.40.0
diff --git a/npm/dist/getBinary.js b/npm/dist/getBinary.js
index 7609d7a..f9c926e 100644
--- a/npm/dist/getBinary.js
+++ b/npm/dist/getBinary.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function getPlatform() {
 }
 function AWSUrl() {
     const [platform, arch] = getPlatform();
-    return `https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/build.nearprotocol.com/nearcore/${platform}-${arch}/1.38.0/aac5e42fe8975e27faca53e31f53f9c67a5b4e35/near-sandbox.tar.gz`;
+    return `https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/build.nearprotocol.com/nearcore/${platform}-${arch}/1.40.0/7dd0b5993577f592be15eb102e5a3da37be66271/near-sandbox.tar.gz`;
 }
 exports.AWSUrl = AWSUrl;
 function getBinary(name = "near-sandbox") {