diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index a95fe8d..6c97949 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 ## Pending
 
 
+
+## 2026-05-19 - 1.4.1
+
 ### Fixes
 
 - improve lock heartbeat shutdown handling (heartbeat)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ab2796..93b4003 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartmigration",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.4.1",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Unified migration runner for MongoDB (smartdata) and S3 (smartbucket) — designed to be invoked at SaaS app startup, with semver-based version tracking, sequential step execution, idempotent re-runs, and per-step resumable checkpoints.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 4aea312..3c2e5c1 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartmigration',
-  version: '1.4.0',
+  version: '1.4.1',
   description: 'Unified migration runner for MongoDB (smartdata) and S3 (smartbucket) — designed to be invoked at SaaS app startup, with semver-based version tracking, sequential step execution, idempotent re-runs, and per-step resumable checkpoints.'
 }