diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2228578..ff53fa4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 Future changes will be listed here.
 
+## v0.4.1 - 2026-08-21
+
+OpenStatSpec `v0.4.1` is a documentation and release-bookkeeping patch for
+the stable `v0.4.0` specification. It changes no normative contract or
+conformance artifact.
+
+- Aligned the SPSS frontend roadmap with the published Frontend 0.3 profile.
+- Corrected release metadata fixtures and validation coverage for the public
+  README and current release status.
+
 ## v0.4.0 - 2026-08-21
 
 OpenStatSpec `v0.4.0` publishes SPSS Syntax Frontend 0.3 as a stable optional
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 8c75764..f68a0a4 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Prerequisite: the core mapping and canonical fixtures are stable enough to test
   and fixtures.
 - [x] Define adapter conformance guidance; each adapter repository owns its runtime CI and evidence.
 - [x] Define versioning and compatibility guidance for the specification and profiles.
-- [x] Publish release notes and tagged specification releases; `v0.4.0` is the
+- [x] Publish release notes and tagged specification releases; `v0.4.1` is the
   current public specification release and is immutable.
 - [ ] Expand implementation, dialect-profile, and adoption documentation from real adapter experience.
 
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ follows and does not block specification publication.
 7. [x] Prepared specification `v0.4.0` release notes, stable profile status,
    exact artifact validation, and tag-context CI requirements; adapter claims
    remain downstream and are not implied by this release.
+8. [x] Published documentation patch release `v0.4.1` to align the frontend
+   roadmap with the stable Frontend 0.3 profile; no normative contract changed.
 
 The pending in-place service matrix and adapter conformance work in sections 6
 and 7 are downstream implementation gates. They do not block the `v0.4.0`
diff --git a/src/openstatspec_specification/artifacts.py b/src/openstatspec_specification/artifacts.py
index 88e8b1b..9ede0d0 100644
--- a/src/openstatspec_specification/artifacts.py
+++ b/src/openstatspec_specification/artifacts.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 }
 V030_COMMIT = "cd8f198c68b849eb8ed018a894670a0904c2181d"
 V040_RELEASE = "v0.4.0"
+CURRENT_RELEASE = "v0.4.1"
 V030_PROFILE_DOCUMENTS = (
     "docs/transformation-plan-profile-0.2.md",
     "docs/spss-syntax-frontend-profile-0.2.md",
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ def validate_release_metadata(root: Path) -> None:
             f"{relative}: stale release status remains",
         )
     roadmap = " ".join(_load_text(root, "ROADMAP.md").split())
-    _require(f"`{V040_RELEASE}` is the" in roadmap, "ROADMAP release tag mismatch")
+    _require(f"`{CURRENT_RELEASE}` is the" in roadmap, "ROADMAP release tag mismatch")
     _require(
         "current public specification release and is immutable" in roadmap,
         "ROADMAP release status mismatch",
@@ -754,6 +755,11 @@ def validate_release_metadata(root: Path) -> None:
         and f"OpenStatSpec `{V040_RELEASE}` publishes SPSS Syntax Frontend 0.3" in changelog,
         "CHANGELOG v0.4.0 release entry is missing",
     )
+    _require(
+        f"## {CURRENT_RELEASE} - 2026-08-21" in changelog
+        and f"OpenStatSpec `{CURRENT_RELEASE}` is a documentation and release-bookkeeping patch" in changelog,
+        "CHANGELOG v0.4.1 release entry is missing",
+    )
     readme = " ".join(_load_text(root, "README.md").split())
     _require(
         f"was published in OpenStatSpec `{V040_RELEASE}`" in readme,