diff --git a/cmd/probod-bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md b/cmd/probod-bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d95cc843..d43f7e497 100644
--- a/cmd/probod-bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cmd/probod-bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to `probod-bootstrap` will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.4.1] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Changed
+
+- String configuration defaults now defer to `probod`'s built-in values when the corresponding environment variable is unset
+
 ## [0.4.0] - 2026-06-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/cmd/probod-bootstrap/VERSION b/cmd/probod-bootstrap/VERSION
index 1d0ba9ea1..267577d47 100644
--- a/cmd/probod-bootstrap/VERSION
+++ b/cmd/probod-bootstrap/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.0
+0.4.1