diff --git a/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md b/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md
index d636683a8e4..60e454f5d3b 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to this add-on 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] - 2024-05-28
 ### Fixed
 - Address HTTP authentication failure when the realm is not configured.
diff --git a/addOns/automation/gradle.properties b/addOns/automation/gradle.properties
index bb313e7fc06..9ccb7673c3c 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/gradle.properties
+++ b/addOns/automation/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=0.40.1
-release=true
+version=0.41.0
+release=false