diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dce693f..092fd0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.4.1] - 2026-08-21
+
+### Changed
+- `docs/guide/custom-profiles.md` states the filename rule where a profile is
+  first written. `docs/reference/profile-format.md` already said "match the
+  filename"; it now says it is required and enforced.
+
 ### Fixed
 - A profile whose `id` did not match its filename loaded anyway and then
   reported the other name. Lookup resolves by filename; every finding, JSON
@@ -40,11 +47,6 @@ follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
   produced a bare "not found", which sends the reader hunting for a missing file
   rather than at the name of the one they have.
 
-### Changed
-- `docs/guide/custom-profiles.md` states the filename rule where a profile is
-  first written. `docs/reference/profile-format.md` already said "match the
-  filename"; it now says it is required and enforced.
-
 ## [2.4.0] - 2026-08-20
 
 ### Changed
@@ -757,7 +759,8 @@ profile-driven `ossbomer` distribution.
   classification moves to `ospac`; package risk to a forthcoming open PURL API).
 - ~2 MB of bundled SPDX/CycloneDX schema files (the parser libraries carry their own).
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/SemClone/ossbomer/compare/v2.4.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/SemClone/ossbomer/compare/v2.4.1...HEAD
+[2.4.1]: https://github.com/SemClone/ossbomer/compare/v2.4.0...v2.4.1
 [2.4.0]: https://github.com/SemClone/ossbomer/compare/v2.3.1...v2.4.0
 [2.3.1]: https://github.com/SemClone/ossbomer/compare/v2.3.0...v2.3.1
 [2.3.0]: https://github.com/SemClone/ossbomer/compare/v2.2.2...v2.3.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1d07a3b..d4f5922 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ossbomer"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 description = "Profile-driven SBOM validation, conformance, and license policy (SPDX / CycloneDX)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/ossbomer/__init__.py b/src/ossbomer/__init__.py
index b2f2feb..a4e428c 100644
--- a/src/ossbomer/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ossbomer/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
     - plugins  (code): new BOM types (aiBOM, eBOM, cBOM, ...) ship as optional libs
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.4.0"
+__version__ = "2.4.1"