diff --git a/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml b/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml
index c2e707db..d33bdd98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        stack_version: ['2.4.0']
+        stack_version: ['2.4.1']
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e4dd37a..f6a474b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+### Changed
+### Deprecated
+### Removed
+### Fixed
+### Security
+
 ## [2.4.0]
 ### Added
 - Added generating imports and headers to API generator ([#467](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/467))
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 324c3d55..fdf80f16 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ The release process is standard across repositories in this org and is run by a
 1. The [release-drafter.yml](.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml) will be automatically kicked off and a draft release will be created.
 1. This draft release triggers the [jenkins release workflow](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/opensearch-py-release/) as a result of which opensearch-py client is released on [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/opensearch-py/).
 1. Once the above release workflow is successful, the drafted release on GitHub is published automatically.
-1. Increment "version" in [_version.py](./opensearchpy/_version.py) to the next patch release, e.g. v2.1.1. See [example](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/167).
\ No newline at end of file
+1. Add an "Unreleased" section to CHANGELOG, and increment version to the next patch release, e.g. v2.1.1. See [example](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/593).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmarks/poetry.lock b/benchmarks/poetry.lock
index a0178934..145d183d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/poetry.lock
+++ b/benchmarks/poetry.lock
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opensearch-py"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 description = "Python client for OpenSearch"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, <4"
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_version.py b/opensearchpy/_version.py
index 8883d395..371c642d 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_version.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/_version.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-__versionstr__: str = "2.4.0"
+__versionstr__: str = "2.4.1"