diff --git a/services/web/server/VERSION b/services/web/server/VERSION
index d3568f30dc8..72a8a6313bb 100644
--- a/services/web/server/VERSION
+++ b/services/web/server/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.40.5
+0.41.0
diff --git a/services/web/server/setup.cfg b/services/web/server/setup.cfg
index 9987e0c6c22..802ba3451b1 100644
--- a/services/web/server/setup.cfg
+++ b/services/web/server/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.40.5
+current_version = 0.41.0
 commit = True
 message = services/webserver api version: {current_version} → {new_version}
 tag = False
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ commit_args = --no-verify
 [tool:pytest]
 addopts = --strict-markers
 asyncio_mode = auto
-markers =
+markers = 
 	slow: marks tests as slow (deselect with '-m "not slow"')
 	acceptance_test: "marks tests as 'acceptance tests' i.e. does the system do what the user expects? Typically those are workflows."
 	testit: "marks test to run during development"
 	heavy_load: "mark tests that require large amount of data"
 
 [mypy]
-plugins =
+plugins = 
 	pydantic.mypy
 	sqlalchemy.ext.mypy.plugin
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
index 994a6ed7170..6ab5bc5c659 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ openapi: 3.0.2
 info:
   title: simcore-service-webserver
   description: Main service with an interface (http-API & websockets) to the web front-end
-  version: 0.40.5
+  version: 0.41.0
 servers:
 - url: ''
   description: webserver