diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1cf398a..94e0758 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.40.0"
+  ".": "1.41.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27afce3..573a617 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.41.0](https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry/compare/v1.40.0...v1.41.0) (2026-10-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **validation:** skip default-branch CodeQL on release-please merges ([#694](https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry/issues/694)) ([25fc22e](https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry/commit/25fc22e6d4b76f0b7e06601f6dc420085949f127))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* give the release artifact budgets several releases of headroom ([#696](https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry/issues/696)) ([a504607](https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry/commit/a504607e16f097a5075191fd24cb26953b06a340))
+
 ## [1.40.0](https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry/compare/v1.39.3...v1.40.0) (2026-10-02)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b50314..9b37e2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "code-foundry",
-  "version": "1.40.0",
+  "version": "1.41.0",
   "description": "A fast, language-aware repository factory for agent-ready workflows, testing, security, and release automation.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/0xPlayerOne/code-foundry#readme",
   "bugs": {