diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 9fba9ed..08bb3a5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+4.1.0 (2018-02-18)
+------------------
+
+- Add AXES_CACHE setting for configuring `axes` specific caching.
+  [JWvDronkelaar]
+
+- Add checks and tests for faulty LocMemCache usage in application setup.
+  [aleksihakli]
+
+
 4.0.2 (2018-01-19)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/axes/__init__.py b/axes/__init__.py
index 1369212..0b77364 100644
--- a/axes/__init__.py
+++ b/axes/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '4.0.2'
+__version__ = '4.1.0'
 
 default_app_config = 'axes.apps.AppConfig'
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0d5dd1a..d757a1f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ author = 'jazzband'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '4.0.2'
+version = '4.1.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.0.2'
+release = '4.1.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.