diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 509997466..033186b2f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.0.0"
+    ".": "4.1.0"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6557e4374..c29c67ad0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.1.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.0.0...v4.1.0) (2026-02-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Transit Layer Demo & Quality Improvements ([#1653](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/issues/1653)) ([cb074f9](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/commit/cb074f93d3281c3e0b7f0a89b88644b8044db2a4))
+
 ## [4.0.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v3.20.1...v4.0.0) (2026-01-23)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 14a446d49..c9339e7a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("installAndLaunch") {
 allprojects {
     group = "com.google.maps.android"
     // {x-release-please-start-version}
-    version = "4.0.0"
+    version = "4.1.0"
     // {x-release-please-end}
 }
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