diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
index 82a68675dbe3c9df5e2b7fb0af316fbf97c8cbb0..b0fb3418374b1fdde88e8f931f5291b292957d0f 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define CV_VERSION_MAJOR    4
 #define CV_VERSION_MINOR    1
 #define CV_VERSION_REVISION 1
-#define CV_VERSION_STATUS   "-pre"
+#define CV_VERSION_STATUS   ""
 
 #define CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)  #__A
 #define CVAUX_STR(__A)      CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)