diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 4c401cdc7..73b428e24 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #     devel-number   the devel version as hex number ("0x04010000" for "4.1.0-dev")
 #
 
-WEECHAT_STABLE="4.0.0"
+WEECHAT_STABLE="4.0.1"
 WEECHAT_DEVEL="4.1.0-dev"
 
 STABLE_MAJOR=$(echo "${WEECHAT_STABLE}" | cut -d"." -f1)