diff --git a/ci/release_notes.md b/ci/release_notes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef01dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/release_notes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+##### spruce
+Bumped spruce to v1.4.1
diff --git a/config/blobs.yml b/config/blobs.yml
index cc8182a..6b28f06 100644
--- a/config/blobs.yml
+++ b/config/blobs.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ spiff/spiff:
   sha: 7489aa87ad7f5b3b774fc8a03ccda65860b1374c
   size: 5063744
 spruce/spruce:
-  object_id: 4409a63f-1d7b-4675-a4e5-8801c073add9
-  sha: 30d726a971715788211c221ad1274e13c9947f33
-  size: 9190008
+  object_id: 6f55ff22-2ccb-47b7-beef-45b7e3d777e3
+  sha: 416cb210191450996af96ab65ea3221892fa5f78
+  size: 9304352
 vault/vault.gz:
   object_id: 67ac8265-b123-47e5-8f9b-abe72de9bbc7
   sha: c4d9ec11309877885bab68d3a1df6c80f63a8159