diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index b2ac5b42d9..ecf8c9dae0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           - '5.22'
           - '5.30'
           - '5.36'
+          - '5.40'
     container:
       image: perl:${{ matrix.perl-version }}-${{ matrix.codename }}
     steps: