diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
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--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.0.41 (2026-08-28)
+
 ### Refactors
 
 * 🗑️ Deprecate `min_items` and `max_items` parameters of `Field`. PR [#1731](https://github.com/fastapi/sqlmodel/pull/1731) by [@YuriiMotov](https://github.com/YuriiMotov).
diff --git a/sqlmodel/__init__.py b/sqlmodel/__init__.py
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--- a/sqlmodel/__init__.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.40"
+__version__ = "0.0.41"
 
 # Re-export from SQLAlchemy
 from sqlalchemy.engine import create_engine as create_engine