diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf148da..22b5f26 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # initializing stuff
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11)
-project(Clarity VERSION 4.0.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(Clarity VERSION 4.1.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
diff --git a/src/uci.cpp b/src/uci.cpp
index fed09cc..2d43ee4 100644
--- a/src/uci.cpp
+++ b/src/uci.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void loadPosition(const std::vector<std::string>& bits) {
 
 // has the engine identify itself when the GUI says uci
 void identify() {
-    std::cout << "id name Clarity V4.0.0\n";
+    std::cout << "id name Clarity V4.1.0\n";
     std::cout << "id author Vast\n";
     std::cout << "option name Hash type spin default 64 min 1 max 2048\n";
     std::cout << "option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max 1\n";