diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a33bb0..9dbf0ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ coverage-3.4.tar.gz
 /coverage-4.0.1.tar.gz
 /coverage-4.0.2.tar.gz
 /coverage-4.0.3.tar.gz
+/coverage-4.1b1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-coverage.spec b/python-coverage.spec
index d36e65b..a4e560c 100644
--- a/python-coverage.spec
+++ b/python-coverage.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %global with_python3 1
 %endif
 
-# %%global prever b3
+%global prever b1
 
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 Name:           python-coverage
 Summary:        Code coverage testing module for Python
-Version:        4.0.3
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Version:        4.1
+Release:        0.1.%{?prever}%{?dist}
 License:        BSD and (MIT or GPLv2)
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 URL:            http://nedbatchelder.com/code/modules/coverage.html
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 12 2016 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 4.1-0.1.b1
+- update to 4.1b1
+
 * Mon Nov 30 2015 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.3-1
 - update to 4.0.3
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 0147489..32a80f1 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c7d3db1882484022c81bf619be7b6365  coverage-4.0.3.tar.gz
+4259e31a998db8ac134a27d060e090c1  coverage-4.1b1.tar.gz