diff --git a/libvalkey/version.py b/libvalkey/version.py
index f8de39b..209a869 100644
--- a/libvalkey/version.py
+++ b/libvalkey/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.0.2rc1"
+__version__ = "4.1.0rc1"