diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0c37ae42c..4bce58a11 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.40.0"
+  ".": "1.41.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3129d812..fed10621e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.41.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/compare/v1.40.0...v1.41.0) (2025-12-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Introduce per-credential specific load methods ([#1827](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/issues/1827)) ([39fdc64](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/commit/39fdc647c2e14d8006a758fa81dbaeff63fed74e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add configurable connect and read timeouts for IdentityPoolCredentials requests ([#1847](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/issues/1847)) ([d6cff60](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/commit/d6cff6048b506896fc960d99fbb4a00e03f23b62))
+* Do not retrieve the default SA principal when getting an access token ([#1839](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/issues/1839)) ([a65c22d](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/commit/a65c22da2c93bdf33dcd98ece47ee6668d1ed32c))
+
 ## [1.40.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-java/compare/v1.39.1...v1.40.0) (2025-10-14)
 
 
diff --git a/appengine/pom.xml b/appengine/pom.xml
index 236599b46..dd5ef3af3 100644
--- a/appengine/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-auth-library-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.40.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.41.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index db393b084..2d0905917 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-auth-library-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.40.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-bom:current} -->
+  <version>1.41.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-bom:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Google Auth Library for Java BOM</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/cab-token-generator/pom.xml b/cab-token-generator/pom.xml
index 9aec2e4a2..d7291e206 100644
--- a/cab-token-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/cab-token-generator/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-auth-library-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.40.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.41.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>google-auth-library-cab-token-generator</artifactId>
diff --git a/credentials/pom.xml b/credentials/pom.xml
index 4532661ce..e7c1e0813 100644
--- a/credentials/pom.xml
+++ b/credentials/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-auth-library-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.40.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.41.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oauth2_http/pom.xml b/oauth2_http/pom.xml
index 42e81f2c5..42adcb39d 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/pom.xml
+++ b/oauth2_http/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-auth-library-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.40.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.41.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4c466511..8857be96b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-auth-library-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.40.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
+  <version>1.41.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-auth-library-parent:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Google Auth Library for Java</name>
   <description>Client libraries providing authentication and
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 569307dd2..29f27a35f 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-auth-library:1.40.0:1.40.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-auth-library-bom:1.40.0:1.40.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-auth-library-parent:1.40.0:1.40.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-auth-library-appengine:1.40.0:1.40.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-auth-library-credentials:1.40.0:1.40.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-auth-library-oauth2-http:1.40.0:1.40.1-SNAPSHOT
+google-auth-library:1.41.0:1.41.0
+google-auth-library-bom:1.41.0:1.41.0
+google-auth-library-parent:1.41.0:1.41.0
+google-auth-library-appengine:1.41.0:1.41.0
+google-auth-library-credentials:1.41.0:1.41.0
+google-auth-library-oauth2-http:1.41.0:1.41.0