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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ installer.
 
 ## Copyright
 
-This program is Copyright 1998 - 2023 by Brian E. Reifsnyder and The FreeDOS
+This program is Copyright 1998 - 2025 by Brian E. Reifsnyder and The FreeDOS
 Project under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
 
 This program comes as-is and without warranty of any kind. The author of

diff --git a/appinfo/fdisk.lsm b/appinfo/fdisk.lsm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Begin3
 Title:          Free FDISK
-Version:        1.4.0
-Entered-date:   2025-01-16
+Version:        1.4.1
+Entered-date:   2025-01-18
 Description:    Fixed disk partition tool
 Summary:        Fixed disk partition tool to create, delete and view hard disk
                 partitions.

diff --git a/doc/fdisk/CHANGES.md b/doc/fdisk/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,28 @@ Bug classification:
  - LOW: Cosmetic bugs, like display issues etc.
 
 
+Version 1.4.1 (2025-01-18)
+---------------------------
+Fixes:
+ - MEDIUM: fix bootloader trying to boot from an active partition
+     not containing a valid volume boot record instead of showing an
+     error message.
+
+Changes:
+ - Do not automatically activate a created primary partition when
+   it is created via command line and no other partition is active, as
+   this turned out to be a backwards incompatible change to FDISK 1.3.4
+   shipped with FreeDOS 1.3, breaking the installation process if the
+   BIOS is configured to boot from hard disk first.
+ - Change boot code installed via /IPL to issue an INT 18 if there is
+   no bootable partition, either because none is active, or the active
+   one does not contain a valid BIOS signature. There is a message and
+   a three second delay before issueing the INT 18.
+ - Add undocumented /NOIPL command line argument which prevents FDISK
+   from writing boot code into an implicitly created MBR. IPL area is
+   filled with zero instead.
+
+
 Version 1.4.0 (2025-01-16)
 ---------------------------
 Fixes:

diff --git a/source/fdisk/main.h b/source/fdisk/main.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define FD_NAME "Free FDISK"
 #endif
 
-#define VERSION  "1.4.0"
+#define VERSION  "1.4.1"
 #define COPYLEFT "1998 - 2025"
 
 #define SIZE_OF_IPL ( 512 - 4 * 16 - 2 - 6 )