diff --git a/.buildspec b/.buildspec
index 5c066502..3189ef06 100644
--- a/.buildspec
+++ b/.buildspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 groupId=de.siegmar
 artifactId=fastcsv
-version=4.1.0 # x-release-please-version
+version=4.1.1 # x-release-please-version
 gitRepo=https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV.git
 gitTag=v${version}
 tool=gradle
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 411256bc..9965c417 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.1.0"
+  ".": "4.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cacb9368..c97bfec8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [4.1.1](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/compare/v4.1.0...v4.1.1) (2026-03-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct BomInputStream buffer offset for short inputs ([#174](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/issues/174)) ([1275474](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/12754742eef3751135fb3a7c4c0a3fe44ea48497))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* precompute comment strategy check in parser ([6d6e874](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/6d6e8746efbba84d8f65164bd826760ce3714835))
+* use range check in fast-forward loops ([85eb73f](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/85eb73f1577f1939d3ef0c3ae5424a75e37eaf07))
+
 ## [v4.1.0] - 2025-10-09
 
 ## 🚀 Features
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index fcd9cf1a..9a225c80 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "de.siegmar"
-version = "4.2.0-SNAPSHOT" // x-release-please-version
+version = "4.1.1" // x-release-please-version
 
 subprojects {
     group = rootProject.group
diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx
index 886e0e40..74c41a60 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sidebar:
 
 import {Tabs, TabItem, LinkCard, Code} from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
 
-export const version = "4.1.0"; // x-release-please-version
+export const version = "4.1.1"; // x-release-please-version
 
 ## Declare dependency