diff --git a/jupytext/version.py b/jupytext/version.py
index 708e41f28..d5c93df49 100644
--- a/jupytext/version.py
+++ b/jupytext/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Jupytext's version number"""
 
-__version__ = '1.4.0+dev'
+__version__ = '1.4.1'