diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8bde1613fc..f18bc032e5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ This document summarizes the most important changes in the current Zeek
 release. For an exhaustive list of changes, see the ``CHANGES`` file
 (note that submodules, such as Broker, come with their own ``CHANGES``.)
 
+Zeek 4.1.0
+==========
+
+New Functionality
+-----------------
+
+Changed Functionality
+---------------------
+
+Removed Functionality
+---------------------
+
+Deprecated Functionality
+------------------------
+
 Zeek 4.0.0
 ==========
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 02ff44acb8..4aa925d349 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.0-dev.664
+4.1.0-dev
diff --git a/auxil/broker b/auxil/broker
index 1a28d6e413..e8de3de783 160000
--- a/auxil/broker
+++ b/auxil/broker
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1a28d6e413ec5350077b16ec24b6c0fc7d6b0836
+Subproject commit e8de3de783f6d8f7e36eeb6c32c5f30dcf16087c