diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 678a4a47e..a6d35c650 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Latest changes
 
+## 0.41.0
+
 * Upgrade required Starlette to `0.12.9`, the new range is `>=0.12.9,<=0.12.9`.
     * Add `State` to FastAPI apps at `app.state`.
     * PR [#593](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/593).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index dd6fd0398..76c25d505 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.40.0"
+__version__ = "0.41.0"
 
 from starlette.background import BackgroundTasks