diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87b10177..17ffcf30 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 # The major, minor, and micro version numbers of the project.
 set(JAS_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
-set(JAS_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-set(JAS_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(JAS_VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(JAS_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # The shared library versioning information.
 # Guidelines on how to change this information can be found below.
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 7cf48e75..7ce55a5e 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+4.1.0 (2023-11-04)
+==================
+
+* Add support for building several JasPer application programs for
+  WebAssembly target with WASI support.
+
 4.0.1 (2023-11-04)
 ==================