diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 114f6ad..dc2746a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ running [Faasm](https://github.com/faasm/faasm) cluster.
 To install `faasmctl` you need a working `pip` (virtual-)environment. Then:
 
 ```bash
-pip install faasmctl==0.39.0
+pip install faasmctl==0.40.0
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/faasmctl/tasks/monitor.py b/faasmctl/tasks/monitor.py
index 05720a5..0265666 100644
--- a/faasmctl/tasks/monitor.py
+++ b/faasmctl/tasks/monitor.py
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
     get_faasm_planner_host_port,
 )
 from faasmctl.util.faasm import FAASM_CLI_IMAGE
-from faasmctl.util.gen_proto.planner_pb2 import GetInFlightAppsResponse
-from faasmctl.util.planner import get_available_hosts, prepare_planner_msg
-from google.protobuf.json_format import Parse
+from faasmctl.util.planner import get_available_hosts, get_in_fligh_apps
 from invoke import task
-from requests import post
 from signal import SIGINT, signal
 from subprocess import run
 from sys import exit as sys_exit
@@ -48,26 +45,6 @@ def stop_container():
     )
 
 
-def get_in_fligh_apps():
-    host, port = get_faasm_planner_host_port(get_faasm_ini_file())
-    url = "http://{}:{}".format(host, port)
-    planner_msg = prepare_planner_msg("GET_IN_FLIGHT_APPS")
-
-    response = post(url, data=planner_msg, timeout=None)
-
-    if response.status_code != 200:
-        print(
-            "Error getting in flight apps (code: {}): {}".format(
-                response.status_code, response.text
-            )
-        )
-        raise RuntimeError("Error getting in flight apps")
-
-    in_flight_apps = Parse(response.text, GetInFlightAppsResponse())
-
-    return in_flight_apps
-
-
 def get_apps_to_be_migrated(registered_workers, in_flight_apps, worker_occupation):
     """
     Helper method that, given the current worker occupation, works out all the
diff --git a/faasmctl/util/planner.py b/faasmctl/util/planner.py
index 7200264..346ee46 100644
--- a/faasmctl/util/planner.py
+++ b/faasmctl/util/planner.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from faasmctl.util.config import get_faasm_ini_file, get_faasm_planner_host_port
-from faasmctl.util.gen_proto.planner_pb2 import AvailableHostsResponse, HttpMessage
+from faasmctl.util.gen_proto.planner_pb2 import (
+    AvailableHostsResponse,
+    GetInFlightAppsResponse,
+    HttpMessage,
+)
 from google.protobuf.json_format import MessageToJson, Parse
 from requests import post
 from time import sleep
@@ -133,3 +137,23 @@ def wait_for_workers(expected_num_workers, verbose=False):
 # ----------
 # Scheduling State Getters/Setters
 # ----------
+
+
+def get_in_fligh_apps():
+    host, port = get_faasm_planner_host_port(get_faasm_ini_file())
+    url = "http://{}:{}".format(host, port)
+    planner_msg = prepare_planner_msg("GET_IN_FLIGHT_APPS")
+
+    response = post(url, data=planner_msg, timeout=None)
+
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        print(
+            "Error getting in flight apps (code: {}): {}".format(
+                response.status_code, response.text
+            )
+        )
+        raise RuntimeError("Error getting in flight apps")
+
+    in_flight_apps = Parse(response.text, GetInFlightAppsResponse())
+
+    return in_flight_apps
diff --git a/faasmctl/util/version.py b/faasmctl/util/version.py
index 0de495e..ced6b98 100644
--- a/faasmctl/util/version.py
+++ b/faasmctl/util/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FAASMCTL_VERSION = "0.39.0"
+FAASMCTL_VERSION = "0.40.0"
 
 
 def get_version():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b6bf012..c226309 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "faasmctl"
-version = "0.39.0"
+version = "0.40.0"
 authors = [
   { name="Faasm Team", email="foo@bar.com" },
 ]