diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/4/4.0/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/4/4.0/index.rst
index a5b5a3d391..bde8380720 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/4/4.0/index.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/4/4.0/index.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,29 @@ to your liking.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+What's new in Pylint 4.0.1?
+---------------------------
+Release date: 2025-10-14
+
+
+False Positives Fixed
+---------------------
+
+- Exclude ``__all__`` and ``__future__.annotations`` from ``unused-variable``.
+
+  Closes #10019 (`#10019 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10019>`_)
+
+- Fix false-positive for ``bare-name-capture-pattern`` if a case guard is used.
+
+  Closes #10647 (`#10647 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10647>`_)
+
+- Check enums created with the ``Enum()`` functional syntax to pass against the
+  ``--class-rgx`` for the :ref:`invalid-name` check, like other enums.
+
+  Closes #10660 (`#10660 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10660>`_)
+
+
+
 What's new in Pylint 4.0.0?
 ---------------------------
 Release date: 2025-10-12
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10019.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10019.false_positive
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d1ce7d0ce..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10019.false_positive
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Exclude ``__all__`` and ``__future__.annotations`` from ``unused-variable``.
-
-Closes #10019
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10647.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10647.false_positive
deleted file mode 100644
index 97fb536a7c..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10647.false_positive
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix false-positive for ``bare-name-capture-pattern`` if a case guard is used.
-
-Closes #10647
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10660.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10660.false_positive
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d3761c807..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10660.false_positive
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Check enums created with the ``Enum()`` functional syntax to pass against the
-``--class-rgx`` for the :ref:`invalid-name` check, like other enums.
-
-Closes #10660
diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 39becb0454..8564002737 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "4.0.0"
+__version__ = "4.0.1"
 
 
 def get_numversion_from_version(v: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index 27a07a3c4f..9d6f1da89b 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint"
 
 [version]
-current = "4.0.0"
+current = "4.0.1"
 regex = '''
 ^(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)
 \.