diff --git a/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml b/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml
index 9dea7b587f..2cfb29f81e 100644
--- a/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-core-aks-nightly
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying UDS Core on AKS
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../../build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.40.0
+    ref: 0.40.1
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       istio-admin-gateway:
diff --git a/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml b/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml
index b35b24b74f..f29fdb2721 100644
--- a/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-core-eks-nightly
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying EKS and UDS Core
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../../build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.40.0
+    ref: 0.40.1
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - metrics-server # note: metrics-server is not available as an EKS addon in govcloud
diff --git a/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml b/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml
index af7eb6c5ae..037beac89f 100644
--- a/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-core-rke2-nightly
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying RKE2 and UDS Core
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../../build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.40.0
+    ref: 0.40.1
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - metrics-server
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 18a9bb1750..9d2db0a806 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.40.0"
+    ".": "0.40.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e34c1dc740..d6bd957d9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.40.1](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/compare/v0.40.0...v0.40.1) (2025-04-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update prometheus-operator to allow TLS 1.2 healthprobes ([#1471](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1471)) ([7bed436](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/7bed436e0e7afc650560034cb7906acc9182f033))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* add docs for wiring in pre-reqs for S3/MetalLB ([#1235](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1235)) ([16ad626](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/16ad626e4d05acadfcd7bd6f0d9794974988cb82))
+* **deps:** update grafana ([#1464](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1464)) ([e0c8701](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/e0c87012691f041762c41d07e8f2f36f7288bdac))
+* **deps:** update grafana to v8.11.1 ([#1405](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1405)) ([9a4b8fe](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/9a4b8fe66ebb8603548585f1d7044015d856907f))
+* **deps:** update loki to v1.27.5 ([#1468](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1468)) ([b9c37a4](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/b9c37a489f53c3470e0458a984a1330cafc5eedb))
+* **deps:** update support-deps ([#1463](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1463)) ([7d81e18](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/7d81e1898ed5779e08fbd0f2ddc2bff5b1c38107))
+* **deps:** update vector to 0.46.1 ([#1460](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1460)) ([ce0646b](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/ce0646bfc3fb44a24c06f939e04c6f40955a71c8))
+* **docs:** zarf package annotations ([#1429](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1429)) ([d45dc83](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/d45dc83bdd91d9fce74aa0a8331a0f57e4567d14))
+* enable netpols for eks ([#1467](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/1467)) ([2a78317](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/2a78317b63c3363402e016de36e540015ab68441))
+
 ## [0.40.0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/compare/v0.39.0...v0.40.0) (2025-04-14)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c65daa9f0d..ac37356e27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ If you want to try out UDS Core, you can use the [k3d-core-demo bundle](./bundle
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```bash
-uds deploy k3d-core-demo:0.40.0
+uds deploy k3d-core-demo:0.40.1
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Deploy Istio, Keycloak and Pepr:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```bash
-uds deploy k3d-core-slim-dev:0.40.0
+uds deploy k3d-core-slim-dev:0.40.1
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
index 52ff472123..7bfeb1faf5 100644
--- a/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: k3d-core-slim-dev
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying Istio from UDS Core on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core-base
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.40.0
+    ref: 0.40.1
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       pepr-uds-core:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core-identity-authorization
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.40.0
+    ref: 0.40.1
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       keycloak:
diff --git a/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
index 5cd16ef746..c6f7c9de4c 100644
--- a/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: k3d-core-demo
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying the standard UDS Core package on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 0.40.0
+    ref: 0.40.1
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - istio-passthrough-gateway
diff --git a/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml b/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml
index 10cf1b9e3f..a2a0f6b1d5 100644
--- a/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Backup and Restore)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/base/zarf.yaml b/packages/base/zarf.yaml
index 5b57d81c75..a05da6f1a2 100644
--- a/packages/base/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/base/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Base)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: []
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml b/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml
index 27e77b43de..f52e6e7190 100644
--- a/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "Rehydratable UDS K3d + UDS Core Slim (Istio, UDS Operator and Keycloak) Checkpoint"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 variables:
diff --git a/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml b/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml
index 38a1733b77..8a8597911c 100644
--- a/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Identity & Authorization)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/logging/zarf.yaml b/packages/logging/zarf.yaml
index ef2871482d..ae1072d3c2 100644
--- a/packages/logging/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/logging/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Logging)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml b/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml
index 5bd442d8eb..953db6762b 100644
--- a/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Metrics Server)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml b/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml
index ca77e4b023..93b5cfa38c 100644
--- a/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core Monitoring (Prometheus and Grafana)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base", "identity-authorization"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml b/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml
index c1ceb17ea8..b0f6c12fd7 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Runtime Security)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base", "identity-authorization"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/standard/zarf.yaml b/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
index 9a254ea9ee..589fe0998a 100644
--- a/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core is a collection of several individual applications combined into a single Zarf Package, that establishes a secure baseline for secure cloud-native systems."
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "0.40.0"
+  version: "0.40.1"
   # x-release-please-end
   annotations:
     dev.uds.title: UDS Core
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.yaml b/tasks/deploy.yaml
index 79045f8e96..6213ab286d 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.yaml
+++ b/tasks/deploy.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: "The version of the packages to deploy"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "0.40.0"
+    default: "0.40.1"
     # x-release-please-end
   - name: FLAVOR
     default: upstream
diff --git a/tasks/publish.yaml b/tasks/publish.yaml
index 8a95f905a2..64e37fe047 100644
--- a/tasks/publish.yaml
+++ b/tasks/publish.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: "The version of the packages to build"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "0.40.0"
+    default: "0.40.1"
     # x-release-please-end
 
   - name: LAYER