diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 1ba96d2a23..ae311abf82 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-4.1.8
+4.1.9
  * Fix WaitQueue.Signal.awaitUninterruptibly may block forever if invoking thread is interrupted (CASSANDRA-20084)
+
+
+4.1.8
  * Run audit_logging_options through santiation and validation on startup (CASSANDRA-20208)
  * Enforce CQL message size limit on multiframe messages (CASSANDRA-20052)
  * Add nodetool checktokenmetadata command that checks TokenMetadata is insync with Gossip endpointState (CASSANDRA-18758)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index a66f01222e..85223147e9 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="4.1.8"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="4.1.9"/>
     <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"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6c3a1779c6..96166a4dd1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (4.1.9) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Stefan Miklosovic <smiklosovic@apache.org>  Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:43:30 +0100
+
 cassandra (4.1.8) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release