diff --git a/CHANGELOG.mkd b/CHANGELOG.mkd
index 0da500081..17f3e086f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.mkd
+++ b/CHANGELOG.mkd
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ CHANGELOG
 Unreleased
 ----------
 
+4.0.1
+-----
+
 - shellgit: Ensure the passed filepath to diff-index is interpreted as filepath [#1367](https://github.com/puppetlabs/r10k/pull/1367)
 
 4.0.0
diff --git a/lib/r10k/version.rb b/lib/r10k/version.rb
index f9bcd0663..6fd644729 100644
--- a/lib/r10k/version.rb
+++ b/lib/r10k/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ module R10K
   # When updating to a new major (X) or minor (Y) version, include `#major` or
   # `#minor` (respectively) in your commit message to trigger the appropriate
   # release. Otherwise, a new patch (Z) version will be released.
-  VERSION = '4.0.0'
+  VERSION = '4.0.1'
 end