diff --git a/rolling/distribution.yaml b/rolling/distribution.yaml
index 39e261e4b98db..28fb9cf06b983 100644
--- a/rolling/distribution.yaml
+++ b/rolling/distribution.yaml
@@ -1996,13 +1996,14 @@ repositories:
       - cmake_generate_parameter_module_example
       - generate_parameter_library
       - generate_parameter_library_example
+      - generate_parameter_library_example_external
       - generate_parameter_library_py
       - generate_parameter_module_example
       - parameter_traits
       tags:
         release: release/rolling/{package}/{version}
       url: https://github.com/ros2-gbp/generate_parameter_library-release.git
-      version: 0.3.9-1
+      version: 0.4.0-1
     source:
       type: git
       url: https://github.com/PickNikRobotics/generate_parameter_library.git