diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index a11cf93b5..be1bf5221 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Release 2.4.1
+ * Use ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1
+ * Fix DNSSEC issues with ECDSA signatures
+
 # Release 2.4
  * Payment to DNS names storing a Bitcoin addresses (OpenAlias) is
    supported directly, without activating a plugin. The verification
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 2b3e6ee3e..b1943c26d 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = "2.4"    # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = "2.4.1"  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.10'   # protocol version requested
 NEW_SEED_VERSION = 11       # electrum versions >= 2.0
 OLD_SEED_VERSION = 4        # electrum versions < 2.0