diff --git a/api/server/router/swarm/cluster_routes.go b/api/server/router/swarm/cluster_routes.go
index f984328322..600551714c 100644
--- a/api/server/router/swarm/cluster_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/swarm/cluster_routes.go
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ func (sr *swarmRouter) createService(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter,
 		if versions.LessThan(cliVersion, "1.30") {
 			queryRegistry = true
 		}
-		if versions.LessThan(cliVersion, "1.39") {
+		if versions.LessThan(cliVersion, "1.40") {
 			if service.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec != nil {
 				// Sysctls for docker swarm services weren't supported before
-				// API version 1.39
+				// API version 1.40
 				service.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec.Sysctls = nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ func (sr *swarmRouter) updateService(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter,
 		if versions.LessThan(cliVersion, "1.30") {
 			queryRegistry = true
 		}
-		if versions.LessThan(cliVersion, "1.39") {
+		if versions.LessThan(cliVersion, "1.40") {
 			if service.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec != nil {
 				// Sysctls for docker swarm services weren't supported before
-				// API version 1.39
+				// API version 1.40
 				service.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec.Sysctls = nil
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/docs/api/version-history.md b/docs/api/version-history.md
index 03ef55dfca..bc39408caf 100644
--- a/docs/api/version-history.md
+++ b/docs/api/version-history.md
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ keywords: "API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation"
 
 [Docker Engine API v1.40](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.40/) documentation
 
+* `GET /services` now returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
+* `GET /services/{id}` now returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
+* `POST /services/create` now accepts `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
+* `POST /services/{id}/update` now accepts `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
+* `GET /tasks` now  returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
+* `GET /tasks/{id}` now  returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
 
 ## V1.39 API changes
 
@@ -35,12 +41,6 @@ keywords: "API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation"
   on the node.label. The format of the label filter is `node.label=<key>`/`node.label=<key>=<value>`
   to return those with the specified labels, or `node.label!=<key>`/`node.label!=<key>=<value>`
   to return those without the specified labels.
-* `GET /services` now returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
-* `GET /services/{id}` now returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
-* `POST /services/create` now accepts `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
-* `POST /services/{id}/update` now accepts `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
-* `GET /tasks` now  returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
-* `GET /tasks/{id}` now  returns `Sysctls` as part of the `ContainerSpec`.
 
 ## V1.38 API changes
 
diff --git a/integration/service/create_test.go b/integration/service/create_test.go
index f5a5a6dc56..8b46fe94e6 100644
--- a/integration/service/create_test.go
+++ b/integration/service/create_test.go
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ func TestCreateServiceConfigFileMode(t *testing.T) {
 // anything up in the test environment
 func TestCreateServiceSysctls(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(
-		t, versions.LessThan(testEnv.DaemonAPIVersion(), "1.39"),
-		"setting service sysctls is unsupported before api v1.39",
+		t, versions.LessThan(testEnv.DaemonAPIVersion(), "1.40"),
+		"setting service sysctls is unsupported before api v1.40",
 	)
 
 	defer setupTest(t)()