diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9a6c77725..8598e6ec8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ $ pip install --user --upgrade --pre libtmux
 
 - _Future release notes will be placed here_
 
+## libtmux 0.46.0 (2025-03-16)
+
+_Maintenance only, no bug fixes or new features_
+
+A version branch has been created at v0.46.x, the next release of v0.47.0 may 
+be a few months in waiting (watchers / snapshots are in development in #587). 
+
 ### Documentation
 
 - Typo fix for `Pane.send_keys` (#593), thank you @subbyte!
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1115cd419..361b411b9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "libtmux"
-version = "0.46.0"
+version = "0.46.1"
 description = "Typed library that provides an ORM wrapper for tmux, a terminal multiplexer."
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<4.0"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/libtmux/__about__.py b/src/libtmux/__about__.py
index 7870bc6f1..36d580ee4 100644
--- a/src/libtmux/__about__.py
+++ b/src/libtmux/__about__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "libtmux"
 __package_name__ = "libtmux"
-__version__ = "0.46.0"
+__version__ = "0.46.1"
 __description__ = "Typed scripting library / ORM / API wrapper for tmux"
 __email__ = "tony@git-pull.com"
 __author__ = "Tony Narlock"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index cca02fca2..cabe0c591 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libtmux"
-version = "0.46.0"
+version = "0.46.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]