diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 93786f7..35b7bbc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.4.1
+=====
+minor refactor to make it easier to retrieve username.
+
 0.4.0
 =====
 added ``DEFENDER_DISABLE_IP_LOCKOUT`` and added support for Python 3.5
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 098fc61..3ae4fe6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Sites using Defender:
 
 Versions
 ========
+- 0.4.1 - minor refactor to make it easier to retrieve username.
 - 0.4.0 - added ``DEFENDER_DISABLE_IP_LOCKOUT`` and added support for Python 3.5
 - 0.3.2 - added ``DEFENDER_LOCK_OUT_BY_IP_AND_USERNAME``, and changed settings
     to support django 1.8.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9d558e..5bc3162 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
 
 
-version = '0.4.0'
+version = '0.4.1'
 
 
 def get_packages(package):