diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 0b512aa8..4afc05b2 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ List of all individuals having contributed content to s390-tools
 - Annu Sharma
 - Antoinette Kaschner
 - Arnd Bergmann
+- Aswin Karuvally
 - Axel Wirbser
 - Balint Reczey
 - Benjamin Block
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ List of all individuals having contributed content to s390-tools
 - Dan Horak
 - Dan Horák
 - Daniel S. Haischt
+- Dean Doyle
 - Despina Papadopoulou
 - Dimitri John Ledkov
 - Eberhard Pasch
@@ -154,7 +156,9 @@ List of all individuals having contributed content to s390-tools
 - Vasily Gorbik
 - Viktor Mihajlovski
 - Vineeth Vijayan
+- Volkan Unal
 - Volker Sameske
 - Wenjia Zhang
+- Wisdom Erhimwionsobo
 - Wolfgang Taphorn
 - Yaakov Selkowitz
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca6c91e0..ea5d7a85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
 Release history for s390-tools (MIT version)
 --------------------------------------------
 
-* __v2.xx.x (20xx-xx-xx)__
+* __v2.41.0 (2026-02-16)__
 
-  For Linux kernel version: 6.x
-
-  Add new tools / libraries:
+  For Linux kernel version: 6.19
 
   Changes of existing tools:
+  - chreipl: Make --bootparms work for ECKD re-IPL
+  - cpacfstats: Add 'unauthorized' state to CPU-MF counters
+  - cpictl: Detect RHCOS using VARIANT_ID
+  - hsci: Automatically set appropriate MTU for HSCI
+  - libutil: Add util_readlink() and util_readlinkat() helpers
+  - libutil: Add util_startswith() to util_str
+  - libutil: Add utility parsing functions
+  - lschp: Add support for structured output (--format)
+  - lsreipl: Suppress 'clear' output if not supported
+  - pvimg: Add '--format text' support to 'pvimg info'
+  - pvimg: Add '--print-schema <FORMAT>' option to 'pvimg info'
+  - pvimg: Add '--show-secrets' flag to 'pvimg info'
+  - pvimg: Provide improved JSON output to 'pvimg info --format json'
+  - pvinfo: Improve User experience on non-SE enabled systems
+  - zipl/ngdump: Ensure ext4 file system is used on dump partition
+  - zkey: Add support for integrity protected disks using HMAC keys
 
   Bug Fixes:
+  - cpumf/pai: Handle different size of perf_event_attr
+  - lscss: Fix memory leak
+  - zipl: Fix dump job on tape devices
 
 * __v2.40.0 (2025-12-11)__
 
diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 39f944bb..b5c10a21 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endif
 # The variable "DISTRELEASE" should be overwritten in rpm spec files with:
 # "make DISTRELEASE=%{release}" and "make install DISTRELEASE=%{release}"
 VERSION            := 2
-RELEASE            := 40
+RELEASE            := 41
 PATCHLEVEL         := 0
 DISTRELEASE        := build-$(shell date +%Y%m%d)
 S390_TOOLS_RELEASE := $(VERSION).$(RELEASE).$(PATCHLEVEL)-$(DISTRELEASE)