diff --git a/Lib/email/__init__.py b/Lib/email/__init__.py
index 8d230fdeb7d..a7934369198 100644
--- a/Lib/email/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/email/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 """A package for parsing, handling, and generating email messages."""
 
-__version__ = '4.0.1'
+__version__ = '4.0.2'
 
 __all__ = [
     # Old names
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1bd24d32fa7..9bbd19f282c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ C-API
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9085: email package version number bumped to its correct
+  value of 4.0.2 (same as it was in 2.5).
+
 - Issue #9075: In the ssl module, remove the setting of a ``debug`` flag
   on an OpenSSL structure.