diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 505c1ebd2..21c2a86bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ Changelog
 
 kitty is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, OpenGL based terminal emulator.
 
+
+version 0.4.1 [2017-10-23]
+---------------------------
+
+- Fix a regression in 0.4.0 that broke custom key mappings
+
+- Avoid using threads to reap zombie child processes. Also prevent kitty from
+  hanging if the open program hangs when clicking on a URL.
+
+
 version 0.4.0 [2017-10-22]
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index a334411c8..698ec2059 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from .fast_data_types import set_boss as set_c_boss
 
 appname = 'kitty'
-version = (0, 4, 0)
+version = (0, 4, 1)
 str_version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 isosx = 'darwin' in _plat