diff --git a/data/org.gnome.FeedReader.appdata.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.FeedReader.appdata.xml.in
index 0ead25bf8..02797e735 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.FeedReader.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.FeedReader.appdata.xml.in
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
     <binary>feedreader</binary>
   </provides>
   <releases>
+    <release version="2.4.1" date="2018-11-08">
+      <description>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Fix a bug where database "spring cleaning" would get stuck forever if interrupted</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="2.4.0" date="2018-10-28">
       <description>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 411fb3f5b..db396b03b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('feedreader', ['vala', 'c'],
-  version: '2.4.0',
+  version: '2.4.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.44.1',
   license: 'GPL-3.0',
   default_options: ['prefix=/usr']