diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69ec7060..5dbf3083 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ Notable changes to the ObjectBox Java library.
 
 For more insights into what changed in the ObjectBox C++ core, [check the ObjectBox C changelog](/~https://github.com/objectbox/objectbox-c/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).
 
-## Unreleased
+## 4.1.0 - 2025-01-30
 
-- Android: require Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher.
-- JVM: ObjectBox might crash on Windows when creating a BoxStore. To resolve this, make sure to update your JDK to the
-  latest patch release (8.0.432+6, 11.0.25+9, 17.0.13+11 and 21.0.5+11-LTS are known to work).
 - Vector Search: add new `VectorDistanceType.GEO` distance type to perform vector searches on geographical coordinates.
   This is particularly useful for location-based applications.
+- Android: require Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher.
+- Note on Windows JVM: We've seen crashes on Windows when creating a BoxStore on some JVM versions.
+  If this should happen to you, make sure to update your JVM to the latest patch release
+  (8.0.432+6, 11.0.25+9, 17.0.13+11 and 21.0.5+11-LTS are known to work).
+
+### Sync
+
+- Add JWT authentication
+- Sync clients can now send multiple credentials for login
 
 ## 4.0.3 - 2024-10-15
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae7c3363..d6880252 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ For Android projects, add the ObjectBox Gradle plugin to your root `build.gradle
 
 ```groovy
 buildscript {
-    ext.objectboxVersion = "4.0.3"
+    ext.objectboxVersion = "4.1.0"
     repositories {        
         mavenCentral()    
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1c850cad..c7fdee7f 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ plugins {
 
 buildscript {
     // To publish a release, typically, only edit those two:
-    val objectboxVersionNumber = "4.0.4" // without "-SNAPSHOT", e.g. "2.5.0" or "2.4.0-RC"
+    val objectboxVersionNumber = "4.1.0" // without "-SNAPSHOT", e.g. "2.5.0" or "2.4.0-RC"
     val objectboxVersionRelease =
-        false // set to true for releasing to ignore versionPostFix to avoid e.g. "-dev" versions
+        true // set to true for releasing to ignore versionPostFix to avoid e.g. "-dev" versions
 
     // version post fix: "-<value>" or "" if not defined; e.g. used by CI to pass in branch name
     val versionPostFixValue = project.findProperty("versionPostFix")
diff --git a/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java b/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java
index 21b7114a..1ed8142d 100644
--- a/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java
+++ b/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ public class BoxStore implements Closeable {
     public static final String IN_MEMORY_PREFIX = "memory:";
 
     /** ReLinker uses this as a suffix for the extracted shared library file. If different, it will update it. */
-    public static final String JNI_VERSION = "4.0.2-2024-10-15";
+    public static final String JNI_VERSION = "4.1.0-2025-01-30";
 
     /** The native or core version of ObjectBox the Java library is known to work with. */
-    private static final String VERSION = "4.1.0-2025-01-28";
+    private static final String VERSION = "4.1.0-2025-01-30";
     private static BoxStore defaultStore;
 
     /** Currently used DB dirs with values from {@link #getCanonicalPath(File)}. */