diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 * [ENHANCEMENT]
 * [BUGFIX]
 
+## 1.4.1 / 2024-09-19
+
+_There are no code changes in this release. It merely comes with updated dependencies, and the pre-built binaries are using Go1.23.1., both to avoid potential security issues. (Note that this is just precaution. We do not know of any relevant vulnerabilities in v1.4.0.)_
+
 ## 1.4.0 / 2024-07-11
 
 * [FEATURE] Support native histograms. #169
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.0
+1.4.1