diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2537c1f..218393f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.0"
+  ".": "0.4.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec29b02..dfce364 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.1 (2026-04-23)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.4.0...v0.4.1](https://github.com/kernel/hypeman-ts/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** more robust bootstrap script ([dee1134](https://github.com/kernel/hypeman-ts/commit/dee11349f172c6fc1a943e236c9a58a6c0153480))
+
 ## 0.4.0 (2026-04-17)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.3.0...v0.4.0](https://github.com/kernel/hypeman-ts/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 53ff0a3..6105f9d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@onkernel/hypeman",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@onkernel/hypeman",
-      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "version": "0.4.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "dockerode": "^4.0.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3b4aa3..185e9df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@onkernel/hypeman",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Hypeman API",
   "author": "Hypeman <>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap b/scripts/bootstrap
index 2bb3c94..3a8293a 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-if [ -f "Brewfile" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$SKIP_BREW" != "1" ] && [ -t 0 ]; then
+if [ -f "Brewfile" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "${SKIP_BREW:-}" != "1" ] && [ -t 0 ]; then
   brew bundle check >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
     echo -n "==> Install Homebrew dependencies? (y/N): "
     read -r response
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 4e7f788..99a0031 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '0.4.0'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '0.4.1'; // x-release-please-version