diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b9bf768..d764883 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #    - Exclusions and bulk cleanup necessitate per-repo custom configs.
 #    - Dynamically generate this config file from common and custom
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# [HOOKS: disabled]
+#    - reuse
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copyright 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
@@ -60,9 +63,10 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## [SOURCE] REUSE License Checking
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# - repo: https://github.com/ansys/pre-commit-hooks
-#   rev: v0.2.9
-#   hooks:
+#  - repo: https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool
+#    rev: v3.0.2
+#    hooks:
+#      - id: reuse
 #     - id: add-license-headers
 #   args:
 # - --custom_copyright=custom copyright phrase
@@ -74,15 +78,23 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## [SOURCE] Python
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
 #   rev: 22.10.0
 #   hooks:
 #     - id: black
 
-# - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/doc8
-#   rev: v1.1.1
-#   hooks:
-#     - id: doc8
+  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/doc8
+    rev: v1.1.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: doc8
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
+    rev: v1.10.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: rst-backticks
+      - id: rst-directive-colons
+      - id: rst-inline-touching-normal
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-syntax
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9e71221..ea26801 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.12.39
+2.12.40
diff --git a/howto/release/voltctl/release.rst b/howto/release/voltctl/release.rst
index 09c8c26..d708f04 100644
--- a/howto/release/voltctl/release.rst
+++ b/howto/release/voltctl/release.rst
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   - Modify VERSION file major/minor numbers for the upcoming release.
   - Remove any -dev or patch modifiers.
   - Create a pull request for review.
-  - Changes will be published when the jenkins job github-release-voltctl is run.
+  - Changes are published by pipeline job github-release-voltctl.
 
 - Verify the release version contains a checksum file:
 
@@ -119,5 +119,6 @@
 
 - Document key creation.
 - Document github-release.sh command line and use.
+- Ignore this, cosmetic edit to force a job to run.
 
 :ref:`voltctl-see-also`
diff --git a/overview/contributing/copyright.rst b/overview/contributing/copyright.rst
index c6caff8..05ef2a2 100644
--- a/overview/contributing/copyright.rst
+++ b/overview/contributing/copyright.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Include a copyright notice with all submissions to ONF repositoreis.
 
-- ``Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors``
+- ``Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation Contributors``
 - NOTE: Range values such as -present are not legally binding
 
   - Copyright notice should be dated to the last year sources were modified.
diff --git a/overview/contributing/patch_followup.rst b/overview/contributing/patch_followup.rst
index 3c9334f..f218b3d 100644
--- a/overview/contributing/patch_followup.rst
+++ b/overview/contributing/patch_followup.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
 
   - View all open/unmerged patches
   - Scroll down through the list until something of interest is found.
-  - Under the # column (2nd column on left hand side) right click and open to view the patch.
+  - Under the # column (2nd column on left hand side) right click and open
+    to view the patch.
   - For example: `repo:voltha-system-tests <https://gerrit.opencord.org/c/voltha-system-tests/+/33380>`_
 
 Patch history and jenkins jobs