diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 3a13c6b805..967cbc0f22 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+4.1.0
+Merged from 4.0:
+Merged from 3.11:
+Merged from 3.0:
+
+
 4.1-rc1
  * Avoid schema mismatch problems on memtable API misconfiguration (CASSANDRA-18040)
  * Start Paxos auto repair in CassandraDaemon (CASSANDRA-18029)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 1de773550c..8c0e9804ae 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="4.1-rc1"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="4.1.0"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 94092646be..52752dbb80 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (4.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Mick Semb Wever <mck@apache.org>  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:33:25 +0100
+
 cassandra (4.1~rc1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release