diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6e725a..629554f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [v4.0.1](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-registry/tree/v4.0.1) (2021-08-23)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-registry/compare/v4.0.0...v4.0.1)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Add possibility to produce a detailed error message  [\#254](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-registry/pull/254) ([reidmv](https://github.com/reidmv))
+
 ## [v4.0.0](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-registry/tree/v4.0.0) (2021-02-27)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-registry/compare/v3.2.0...v4.0.0)
diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index d3975e0..02be40e 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ The following properties are available in the `registry_value` type.
 
 The data stored in the registry value.
 
-Default value: `''`
-
 ##### `ensure`
 
 Valid values: `present`, `absent`
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index b988380..5e03917 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "puppetlabs-registry",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "4.0.1",
   "author": "puppetlabs",
   "summary": "This module provides a native type and provider to manage keys and values in the Windows Registry",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",