diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
index 21a949b493..cf95afb6ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ jobs:
         id: startCIServer
         uses: ./.github/actions/startserver-action
       - name: Run Smack tests against server
-        uses: XMPP-Interop-Testing/xmpp-interop-tests-action@main # TODO replace 'main' with a proper versioned tag, like 'v1'.
+        uses: XMPP-Interop-Testing/xmpp-interop-tests-action@main
         with:
           domain: 'example.org'
           adminAccountUsername: 'admin'
           adminAccountPassword: 'admin'
+          disabledSpecifications: 'XEP-0045,XEP-0060'
           disabledTests: 'EntityCapsTest,SoftwareInfoIntegrationTest,XmppConnectionIntegrationTest,StreamManagementTest,WaitForClosingStreamElementTest,IoTControlIntegrationTest,ModularXmppClientToServerConnectionLowLevelIntegrationTest'
       - name: Stop CI server
         if: ${{ always() && steps.startCIServer.conclusion == 'success' }} # TODO figure out if this is correct. The intent is to have the server stopped if it was successfully started, even if the tests fail. Failing tests should still cause the job to fail.
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 87e02b716e..586c2f18ec 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
-        <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.9.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/i18n/pom.xml b/i18n/pom.xml
index 4ea477c653..d0fb00fb01 100644
--- a/i18n/pom.xml
+++ b/i18n/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
-        <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.9.1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>i18n</artifactId>
     <name>Internationalization files for Openfire</name>
diff --git a/plugins/openfire-plugin-assembly-descriptor/pom.xml b/plugins/openfire-plugin-assembly-descriptor/pom.xml
index 071b0d6a3f..4efb338777 100644
--- a/plugins/openfire-plugin-assembly-descriptor/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/openfire-plugin-assembly-descriptor/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>plugins</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
-        <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.9.1</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>openfire-plugin-assembly-descriptor</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index 97436e19f7..67588584b9 100644
--- a/plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
-    <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.9.1</version>
     <artifactId>plugins</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Openfire Plugins</name>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <plugin.name>${project.artifactId}</plugin.name>
 
         <!-- Versions -->
-        <openfire.version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</openfire.version>
+        <openfire.version>4.9.1</openfire.version>
         <!-- Note; the following jetty.version should be identical to the jetty.version in xmppserver/pom.xml -->
         <jetty.version>10.0.18</jetty.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a756a2d954..1dbb819f29 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.9.1</version>
     <name>Parent</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/starter/pom.xml b/starter/pom.xml
index 9cd3ab9888..6691977539 100644
--- a/starter/pom.xml
+++ b/starter/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
-        <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.9.1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>starter</artifactId>
     <name>Starter for Openfire</name>
diff --git a/xmppserver/changelog.html b/xmppserver/changelog.html
index d20a1c4de8..68efb3d445 100644
--- a/xmppserver/changelog.html
+++ b/xmppserver/changelog.html
@@ -160,6 +160,27 @@ <h1>Openfire Changelog</h1>
     
     <div id="pageBody">
 
+<h2>4.9.1 -- <span style="font-weight: normal;">November 1, 2024</span></h2>
+<h2>Improvement</h2>
+<ul>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2880">OF-2880</a>] - Disable directory listing of admin console</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2893">OF-2893</a>] - Make it clearer when a plugin exposes HTTP wildcard routes</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Bug</h2>
+<ul>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2868">OF-2868</a>] - NullPointerException while configuration encryption algorithms</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2873">OF-2873</a>] - Improvements to debian build</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2874">OF-2874</a>] - RPM build script fails when date locale non-english</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2884">OF-2884</a>] - Making a group member a group admin removes the user from the group</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2890">OF-2890</a>] - CSRF bug prevents AD admin test</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2891">OF-2891</a>] - Misaligned button in directory service admin setup</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2896">OF-2896</a>] - Memory Leak PreAuthSessions</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2897">OF-2897</a>] - No-such-user detection misses anonymous users</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2898">OF-2898</a>] - Session Destroyed event no longer published</li>
+    <li>[<a href="https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2899">OF-2899</a>] - Handle null SASL mechanisms</li>
+</ul>
+
 <h2>4.9.0 -- <span style="font-weight: normal;">September 17, 2024</span></h2>
 <h2>Improvement</h2>
 <ul>
diff --git a/xmppserver/pom.xml b/xmppserver/pom.xml
index 4ad172cd68..f398b4267d 100644
--- a/xmppserver/pom.xml
+++ b/xmppserver/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
         <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.9.1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>xmppserver</artifactId>
     <name>Core XMPP Server</name>
diff --git a/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/XMPPServerInfoImpl.java b/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/XMPPServerInfoImpl.java
index 63cdae5fda..70b177e2ea 100644
--- a/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/XMPPServerInfoImpl.java
+++ b/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/XMPPServerInfoImpl.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class XMPPServerInfoImpl implements XMPPServerInfo {
 
     private final Date startDate;
 
-    public static final Version VERSION = new Version(4, 9, 1, Version.ReleaseStatus.Alpha, -1 );
+    public static final Version VERSION = new Version(4, 9, 1, Version.ReleaseStatus.Release, -1 );
 
     /**
      * Simple constructor