diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
index 3a2d3800e..8ab906e9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ jobs:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_OPTS: "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.text=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.font=ALL-UNNAMED"
+
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 1bd086657..d145197cd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [4.0.1] - 2024-01-16
+
+- updated `arangodb-java-driver` to version `7.1.1`
+- fixed returning `com.arangodb.internal.InternalArangoDBBuilder` from public API
+
 ## [4.0.0] - 2023-09-18
 
 - upgraded dependency Spring Framework 6 and Spring Data 3 (#250)
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index ea13faf2a..ed7e174ab 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
     <artifactId>arangodb-spring-data-integration-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 
     <name>arangodb-spring-data-integration-tests</name>
     <description>ArangoDB Spring Data Integration Tests</description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5950e0b8..73d5c4cbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
 	<artifactId>arangodb-spring-data</artifactId>
-	<version>4.0.0</version>
+	<version>4.0.1</version>
 	<inceptionYear>2017</inceptionYear>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
 				<artifactId>arangodb-java-driver</artifactId>
-				<version>7.1.0</version>
+				<version>7.1.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>