diff --git a/mediaproxy/__init__.py b/mediaproxy/__init__.py
index 5da445d..590cadf 100644
--- a/mediaproxy/__init__.py
+++ b/mediaproxy/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-__version__ = '4.0.5'
+__version__ = '4.1.0'
 
 # mediaproxy configuration and runtime settings
 mediaproxy_subdirectory = 'mediaproxy'
 configuration_file = 'config.ini'