diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 399536751..03c82c3e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.41.0] - 2026-02-06
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Do not require `ShowEmails` to be set to `All` for adding second relay.
+- Use different strings for audio and video calls.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Don't set download state to Failure if message is available on another Session's transport ([#7684](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7684)).
+- Make use of call stock strings.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- cargo: Bump `time` from 0.3.37 to 0.3.47.
+
 ## [2.40.0] - 2026-02-04
 
 ### Features / Changes
@@ -7696,3 +7712,4 @@ https://github.com/chatmail/core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [2.38.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.37.0..v2.38.0
 [2.39.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.38.0..v2.39.0
 [2.40.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.39.0..v2.40.0
+[2.41.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.40.0..v2.41.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8c3a433d5..ece3a545b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "astral-tokio-tar",
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.5.0",
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9be703212..c17db815a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.88"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 38cac90ef..112730158 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index eb484e0f5..413dab048 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 1dd5127cc..d80634395 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.40.0"
+  "version": "2.41.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 85c8ae6f6..fc92db49c 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/chatmail/core"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index dbc04aaf9..f209ffdaf 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 1526f6e0e..558d5f43a 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index 1cf97191c..69fe53430 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.40.0"
+  "version": "2.41.0"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index c2079d98b..c5a477ddd 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.40.0"
+version = "2.41.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index 47fab0653..a364270da 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-02-04
\ No newline at end of file
+2026-02-06
\ No newline at end of file