diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 52049e967..986b63f87 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repos:
           - tomli
 
   - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
-    rev: v4.0.0 # automatically updated by Commitizen
+    rev: v4.1.0 # automatically updated by Commitizen
     hooks:
       - id: commitizen
       - id: commitizen-branch
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6556ab01..858f7d718 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v4.1.0 (2024-12-06)
+
+### Feat
+
+- **commit**: allow '-- --allow-empty' to create empty commits
+
 ## v4.0.0 (2024-11-26)
 
 ## v3.31.0 (2024-11-16)
diff --git a/commitizen/__version__.py b/commitizen/__version__.py
index ce1305bf4..703970876 100644
--- a/commitizen/__version__.py
+++ b/commitizen/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.0.0"
+__version__ = "4.1.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8737b86f2..e1b884f47 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.commitizen]
-version = "4.0.0"
+version = "4.1.0"
 tag_format = "v$version"
 version_files = [
     "pyproject.toml:version",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version_files = [
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "commitizen"
-version = "4.0.0"
+version = "4.1.0"
 description = "Python commitizen client tool"
 authors = ["Santiago Fraire <santiwilly@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"