diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ea813e442..b320c9c17 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19483,7 +19483,7 @@
     },
     "packages/cookie-banner": {
       "name": "@probo/cookie-banner",
-      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "version": "0.4.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "esbuild": "^0.27.0",
diff --git a/packages/cookie-banner/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cookie-banner/CHANGELOG.md
index 980c2c8ea..ebd814a2b 100644
--- a/packages/cookie-banner/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cookie-banner/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to the `@probo/cookie-banner` SDK will be documented in this
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.4.1] - 2026-05-13
+
+### Changed
+
+- Skip the `/consents/:id` fetch for first-time visitors (no `visitorId` in localStorage); the visitor ID is now created lazily on the first consent action instead of triggering a guaranteed-404 request on every initial page load
+
 ## [0.4.0] - 2026-05-12
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/cookie-banner/package.json b/packages/cookie-banner/package.json
index 44ffdc7f3..224fc2765 100644
--- a/packages/cookie-banner/package.json
+++ b/packages/cookie-banner/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@probo/cookie-banner",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "description": "Probo cookie consent banner SDK",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/cookie-banner.mjs",