diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
index 0931c33b..f4dc5fae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dse-version: [6.8.25, 6.8.26, 6.8.28, 6.8.29, 6.8.30, 6.8.31, 6.8.32, 6.8.33, 6.8.34, 6.8.35, 6.8.36, 6.8.37, 6.8.38, 6.8.39, 6.8.40]
+        dse-version: [6.8.25, 6.8.26, 6.8.28, 6.8.29, 6.8.30, 6.8.31, 6.8.32, 6.8.33, 6.8.34, 6.8.35, 6.8.36, 6.8.37, 6.8.38, 6.8.39, 6.8.40, 6.8.41]
         image-base: [jdk8, jdk11]
         include:
-          - dse-version: 6.8.40
+          - dse-version: 6.8.41
             latest: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dse-version: [6.8.25, 6.8.26, 6.8.28, 6.8.29, 6.8.30, 6.8.31, 6.8.32, 6.8.33, 6.8.34, 6.8.35, 6.8.36, 6.8.37, 6.8.38, 6.8.39, 6.8.40]
+        dse-version: [6.8.25, 6.8.26, 6.8.28, 6.8.29, 6.8.30, 6.8.31, 6.8.32, 6.8.33, 6.8.34, 6.8.35, 6.8.36, 6.8.37, 6.8.38, 6.8.39, 6.8.40, 6.8.41]
         image-base: [ubi8]
         include:
-          - dse-version: 6.8.40
+          - dse-version: 6.8.41
             latest: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e2920541..0a19ae49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ Changelog for Management API, new PRs should update the `main / unreleased` sect
 
 ## unreleased
 
+## v0.1.72 (2023-12-19)
+
 * [BUGFIX]  [#434](https://github.com/k8ssandra/management-api-for-apache-cassandra/issues/434) Temporarily disable arm64 support for DSE images
 * [FEATURE] [#696](https://github.com/thelastpickle/cassandra-medusa/issues/696) Add endpoint for rebuilding DSE search indices
+* [FEATURE] [#439](https://github.com/k8ssandra/management-api-for-apache-cassandra/issues/439) Add DSE 6.8.41 to the build matrix
 
 ## v0.1.71 (2023-11-16)
 * [CHANGE]  [#425](https://github.com/k8ssandra/management-api-for-apache-cassandra/issues/425) Shade Jackson libraries in agents
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb1d7b41..c01a38bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ The following versions of Cassandra and DSE are published to Docker and supporte
 |                  |                 |                 | 6.8.38    |
 |                  |                 |                 | 6.8.39    |
 |                  |                 |                 | 6.8.40    |
+|                  |                 |                 | 6.8.41    |
 
 - Apache Cassandra images are available in `linux/amd64` or `linux/arm64` formats. The DSE images are available only in the `linux/amd64` format.
 - All images (with the exception of Cassandra trunk) are available as an Ubuntu based image or a RedHat UBI 8 based image.
diff --git a/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk11 b/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk11
index 4674ea29..0c0ccd07 100644
--- a/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk11
+++ b/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk11
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ENV DSE_HOME /opt/dse
 ENV DSE_AGENT_HOME /opt/agent
 
 # Get commandline parameters
-ARG DSE_VERSION=6.8.40
+ARG DSE_VERSION=6.8.41
 ARG URL_PREFIX=https://downloads.datastax.com/enterprise
 ARG TARBALL=dse-${DSE_VERSION}-bin.tar.gz
 ARG DOWNLOAD_URL=${URL_PREFIX}/${TARBALL}
diff --git a/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk8 b/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk8
index 753c2ba1..8791ea6d 100644
--- a/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk8
+++ b/dse-68/Dockerfile.jdk8
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ENV DSE_HOME /opt/dse
 ENV DSE_AGENT_HOME /opt/agent
 
 # Get commandline parameters
-ARG DSE_VERSION=6.8.40
+ARG DSE_VERSION=6.8.41
 ARG URL_PREFIX=https://downloads.datastax.com/enterprise
 ARG TARBALL=dse-${DSE_VERSION}-bin.tar.gz
 ARG DOWNLOAD_URL=${URL_PREFIX}/${TARBALL}
diff --git a/dse-68/Dockerfile.ubi8 b/dse-68/Dockerfile.ubi8
index 2ee40adf..e3393207 100644
--- a/dse-68/Dockerfile.ubi8
+++ b/dse-68/Dockerfile.ubi8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG DSE_VERSION=6.8.40
+ARG DSE_VERSION=6.8.41
 ARG UBI_MAJOR=8
 ARG UBI_BASETAG=latest
 
diff --git a/management-api-agent-dse-6.8/pom.xml b/management-api-agent-dse-6.8/pom.xml
index 20fb47a0..a3f700bb 100644
--- a/management-api-agent-dse-6.8/pom.xml
+++ b/management-api-agent-dse-6.8/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <properties>
-    <dse.version>6.8.40</dse.version>
+    <dse.version>6.8.41</dse.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>