diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4cc95a1..00d490b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [v4.1.0](https://github.com/voxpupuli/hiera-eyaml/tree/v4.1.0) (2024-05-10)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/voxpupuli/hiera-eyaml/compare/v4.0.0...v4.1.0)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- Remove public key requirement to decrypt [\#378](https://github.com/voxpupuli/hiera-eyaml/pull/378) ([cmd-ntrf](https://github.com/cmd-ntrf))
+
 ## [v4.0.0](https://github.com/voxpupuli/hiera-eyaml/tree/v4.0.0) (2024-05-10)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/voxpupuli/hiera-eyaml/compare/v3.4.0...v4.0.0)
diff --git a/lib/hiera/backend/eyaml.rb b/lib/hiera/backend/eyaml.rb
index b244491..4908845 100644
--- a/lib/hiera/backend/eyaml.rb
+++ b/lib/hiera/backend/eyaml.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Hiera
   module Backend
     module Eyaml
-      VERSION = '4.0.0'
+      VERSION = '4.1.0'
       DESCRIPTION = 'Hiera-eyaml is a backend for Hiera which provides OpenSSL encryption/decryption for Hiera properties'
 
       class RecoverableError < StandardError