diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d7301dee..1279b318 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@ vmware.vmware\_rest Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v4.1.0
+======
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- cluster_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths. Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- datacenter_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- datastore_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- folder_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- host_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- network_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- resource_pool_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+- vm_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- README - fixed various typos in documentation
+- lookup - fixed issue where searching for datacenter contents would throw an exception instead of returning expected results
+
 v4.0.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index b475e5dc..cf55ef25 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -716,3 +716,48 @@ releases:
     fragments:
     - 524-drop-scenaros.yml
     release_date: '2024-08-28'
+  4.1.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - README - fixed various typos in documentation
+      - lookup - fixed issue where searching for datacenter contents would throw an
+        exception instead of returning expected results
+      minor_changes:
+      - cluster_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects
+        in nested paths. Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - datacenter_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for
+        objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - datastore_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for
+        objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - folder_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects
+        in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - host_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects
+        in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - network_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects
+        in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - resource_pool_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results
+        for objects in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+      - vm_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects
+        in nested paths Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500
+        https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
+    fragments:
+    - 522-update-readme-format.yaml
+    - 523-refactor-lookup-plugins.yml
+    - 528-readme-typo-fix.yml
+    - 529-manual-test-play-for-lookups.yml
+    release_date: '2024-09-12'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/522-update-readme-format.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/522-update-readme-format.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7579abc2..00000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/522-update-readme-format.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-trivial:
-  - README - Update readme format to match certified collection standards (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/522).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/523-refactor-lookup-plugins.yml b/changelogs/fragments/523-refactor-lookup-plugins.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index cb6de6dd..00000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/523-refactor-lookup-plugins.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
----
-minor_changes:
-  - >-
-    cluster_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths.
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    datacenter_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    datastore_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    folder_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    host_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    network_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    resource_pool_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
-  - >-
-    vm_moid - Fix bug where lookup would return incosistent results for objects in nested paths
-    Fixes issues https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/500 https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/445
-    https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/issues/324 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware_rest/pull/523)
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/528-readme-typo-fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/528-readme-typo-fix.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f78cbac7..00000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/528-readme-typo-fix.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-  - README - fixed various typos in documentation
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/529-manual-test-play-for-lookups.yml b/changelogs/fragments/529-manual-test-play-for-lookups.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ea99b717..00000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/529-manual-test-play-for-lookups.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-trivial:
-  - tests - added manual test playbook for lookup plugins
-
-bugfixes:
-  - lookup - fixed issue where searching for datacenter contents would throw an exception instead of returning expected results
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index e170a655..0de24b11 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 namespace: vmware
 name: vmware_rest
 readme: README.md
-version: "4.0.1"
+version: "4.1.0"
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)
 description: VMware collection for Ansible