diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.10 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.10.1
similarity index 91%
rename from RELEASE-NOTES-4.10
rename to RELEASE-NOTES-4.10.1
index 20e41ac8..61b47705 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.10
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.10.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
  ┌──────────────────────────────┐
- │ Release notes for i3 v4.10   │
+ │ Release notes for i3 v4.10.1 │
  └──────────────────────────────┘
 
-This is i3 v4.10. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are
+This is i3 v4.10.1. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are
 strongly encouraged to upgrade.
 
 This release contains mostly bugfixes, but we felt it was necessary since there
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ user’s setups, which is not acceptable. In order to help us avoid such mistake
 in the future, please consider using the i3 git version — it is typically
 stable.
 
+PS: The v4.10 release did not contain any of the commits we meant to release
+due to a human error in our release automation. Hence the v4.10.1 release.
+
  ┌────────────────────────────┐
- │ Changes in i3 v4.10        │
+ │ Changes in i3 v4.10.1      │
  └────────────────────────────┘
 
   • i3bar: cut long statuslines from the left
diff --git a/man/asciidoc.conf b/man/asciidoc.conf
index 2591938f..9a04b75c 100644
--- a/man/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/man/asciidoc.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ template::[header-declarations]
 <refentrytitle>{mantitle}</refentrytitle>
 <manvolnum>{manvolnum}</manvolnum>
 <refmiscinfo class="source">i3</refmiscinfo>
-<refmiscinfo class="version">4.10</refmiscinfo>
+<refmiscinfo class="version">4.10.1</refmiscinfo>
 <refmiscinfo class="manual">i3 Manual</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv>