diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2ec56de30..de1c502a54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.40.1] - 2024-05-02
 * fix(sessions): issue where sessions would occasionally become unresponsive (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/3281)
 * fix(cli): respect all options (eg. `default-layout`) when creating a session in the background from the CLI (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/3288)
 * fix(cli): rename tab and pane from cli (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/3295)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b7d287caa2..8d3240e632 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5049,7 +5049,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 dependencies = [
  "dialoguer",
  "insta",
@@ -5067,7 +5067,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij-client"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 dependencies = [
  "insta",
  "log",
@@ -5081,7 +5081,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij-server"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "arrayvec 0.7.2",
@@ -5112,7 +5112,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij-tile"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "serde",
@@ -5124,14 +5124,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij-tile-utils"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij-utils"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ad54a15efb..ebc91ebb44 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 authors = ["Aram Drevekenin <aram@poor.dev>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A terminal workspace with batteries included"
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-zellij-client = { path = "zellij-client/", version = "0.41.0" }
-zellij-server = { path = "zellij-server/", version = "0.41.0" }
-zellij-utils = { path = "zellij-utils/", version = "0.41.0" }
+zellij-client = { path = "zellij-client/", version = "0.40.1" }
+zellij-server = { path = "zellij-server/", version = "0.40.1" }
+zellij-utils = { path = "zellij-utils/", version = "0.40.1" }
 thiserror = "1.0.40"
 names = { version = "0.14.0", default-features = false }
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/zellij-client/Cargo.toml b/zellij-client/Cargo.toml
index 6a588ffd6a..2cdc40a9d8 100644
--- a/zellij-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij-client"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 authors = ["Kunal Mohan <kunalmohan99@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The client-side library for Zellij"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 url = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
 serde_yaml = "0.8"
 serde_json = "1.0"
-zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.41.0" }
+zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.40.1" }
 log = "0.4.17"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/zellij-server/Cargo.toml b/zellij-server/Cargo.toml
index 389c2c7d38..38e5e70199 100644
--- a/zellij-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij-server"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 authors = ["Kunal Mohan <kunalmohan99@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The server-side library for Zellij"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ url = "2.2.2"
 wasmer = "3.1.1"
 wasmer-wasi = "3.1.1"
 cassowary = "0.3.0"
-zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.41.0" }
+zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.40.1" }
 log = "0.4.17"
 typetag = "0.1.7"
 chrono = "0.4.19"
diff --git a/zellij-tile-utils/Cargo.toml b/zellij-tile-utils/Cargo.toml
index bd80a06568..b453db55f2 100644
--- a/zellij-tile-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-tile-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij-tile-utils"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 authors = ["denis <denismaximov98@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A utility library for Zellij plugins"
diff --git a/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml b/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
index 96b737144e..11063aab1f 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij-tile"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 authors = ["Brooks J Rady <b.j.rady@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A small client-side library for writing Zellij plugins"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.0"
-zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.41.0" }
+zellij-utils = { path = "../zellij-utils/", version = "0.40.1" }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml b/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
index b8a6925861..d275f96305 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij-utils"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.40.1"
 authors = ["Kunal Mohan <kunalmohan99@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A utility library for Zellij client and server"