diff --git a/nifty4/version.py b/nifty4/version.py
index 7151bb7b277eacc7489713bb2ec70b10ac9114db..bcb6f6f162f2cb9f21095bdc682b681c8bf81fa6 100644
--- a/nifty4/version.py
+++ b/nifty4/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # 2) we can import it in setup.py for the same reason
 # 3) we can import it into your module module
 
-__version__ = '4.0.0'
+__version__ = '4.1.0'
 
 
 def gitversion():