diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4000500f0ea..b7e4c7f0e7c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
-Release 4.0.1 (in development)
-==============================
-
-Dependencies
-------------
-
-Incompatible changes
---------------------
-
-Deprecated
-----------
-
-Features added
---------------
+Release 4.0.1 (released May 11, 2021)
+=====================================
 
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
@@ -26,9 +14,6 @@ Bugs fixed
   cross-reference" warning
 * #9201: websupport: UndefinedError is raised: 'css_tag' is undefined
 
-Testing
---------
-
 Release 4.0.0 (released May 09, 2021)
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index ffaf48fae7d..ea70baadf66 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', "'U' mode is deprecated",
                         DeprecationWarning, module='docutils.io')
 
-__version__ = '4.0.1+'
+__version__ = '4.0.1'
 __released__ = '4.0.1'  # used when Sphinx builds its own docs
 
 #: Version info for better programmatic use.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (4, 0, 1, 'beta', 0)
+version_info = (4, 0, 1, 'final', 0)
 
 package_dir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))