diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbd0805..d1a457f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [4.1.0](https://github.com/nodejs/changelog-maker/compare/v4.0.1...v4.1.0) (2024-01-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* allow commit message ONLY with --messageonly ([#156](https://github.com/nodejs/changelog-maker/issues/156)) ([e069500](https://github.com/nodejs/changelog-maker/commit/e06950091765b2b0b470d9cc5c5cc619819f2e6b))
+
 ## [4.0.1](https://github.com/nodejs/changelog-maker/compare/v4.0.0...v4.0.1) (2024-01-01)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13516e9..a41474a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "changelog-maker",
-  "version": "4.0.1",
+  "version": "4.1.0",
   "description": "A git log to CHANGELOG.md tool",
   "main": "changelog-maker.js",
   "type": "module",