[gnome-contacts] Release unstable version 40.beta

[Niels De Graef <nielsdg src gnome org>]

commit 54f8fd7e4df204751ab096668b038946559df053
Author: Niels De Graef <nielsdegraef gmail com>
Date:   Mon Mar 1 22:19:53 2021 +0100

    Release unstable version 40.beta

 data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in | 13 +++++++++++++
 meson.build                               |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
---
diff --git a/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in b/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
index aa475764..f77888a8 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2021-03-01" version="40.beta">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          This is the second unstable release in the GNOME 40 series,
+          with the following improvements:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Cancelling selection no longer hides headerbar buttons</li>
+          <li>Fixed: stop cursor from appearing when viewing a contact</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>This release also updates translations in several languages.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2021-02-13" version="40.alpha">
       <description>
         <p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9b065d82..3be75e69 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-contacts', [ 'vala', 'c' ],
-  version: '40.alpha',
+  version: '40.beta',
   license: 'GPL2+',
   meson_version: '>= 0.50',
 )