diff --git a/ninja b/ninja
index 7c79fa42d..bd263b48e 100755
--- a/ninja
+++ b/ninja
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cat <<-EOF
 No prebuilt ninja binary was found for this system.
 Try building your own binary by doing:
   cd ~
-  git clone https://github.com/martine/ninja.git -b v1.3.4
+  git clone https://github.com/martine/ninja.git -b v1.4.0
   ./ninja/bootstrap.py
 Then add ~/ninja/ to your PATH.
 EOF
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diff --git a/ninja-mac b/ninja-mac
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diff --git a/ninja.exe b/ninja.exe
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