diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 842f8fd3ce1..df164ad4352 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.9.1"
   },
   "yoast": {
-    "pluginVersion": "24.1-RC3"
+    "pluginVersion": "24.1"
   },
   "version": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 8f31dac980e..7e156641602 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ License: GPLv3
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 Tags: SEO, XML sitemap, Content analysis, Readability, Schema
 Tested up to: 6.7
-Stable tag: 24.0
+Stable tag: 24.1
 Requires PHP: 7.2.5
 
 Improve your WordPress SEO: Write better content and have a fully optimized WordPress site using the Yoast SEO plugin.
@@ -276,13 +276,15 @@ Your question has most likely been answered on our help center: [yoast.com/help/
 
 = 24.1 =
 
-Release date: 2024-12-17
+Release date: 2024-12-18
+
+Yoast SEO 24.1 adds the Yoast SEO Dashboard to monitor your site's SEO performance in one overview. Find more about Yoast SEO 24.1 in [our release post](https://yoa.st/release-18-12-24)!
 
 #### Enhancements
 
-* Adds `Not analyzed` as a option in the readability filter in the posts page.
+* Introduces the Yoast Dashboard, a place where site administrators can check the SEO and Readability performance of the site's posts.
+* Adds `Not analyzed` as an option in the readability filter in the posts page.
 * Enhances the existing `Needs improvement` option in the readability filter in the posts page, to include posts that don't have enough content as well.
-* Introduces Yoast dashboard, a place where site administrators can check the SEO and Readability performance of the site's posts.
 
 #### Bugfixes
 
diff --git a/wp-seo-main.php b/wp-seo-main.php
index 3d15fe38f5a..9fe46b23404 100644
--- a/wp-seo-main.php
+++ b/wp-seo-main.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * {@internal Nobody should be able to overrule the real version number as this can cause
  *            serious issues with the options, so no if ( ! defined() ).}}
  */
-define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '24.1-RC3' );
+define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '24.1' );
 
 
 if ( ! defined( 'WPSEO_PATH' ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-seo.php b/wp-seo.php
index 7ded2188740..1e3c17dfa30 100644
--- a/wp-seo.php
+++ b/wp-seo.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  * @wordpress-plugin
  * Plugin Name: Yoast SEO
- * Version:     24.1-RC3
+ * Version:     24.1
  * Plugin URI:  https://yoa.st/1uj
  * Description: The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more.
  * Author:      Team Yoast