diff --git a/gridfs/__init__.py b/gridfs/__init__.py
index 73425a9e53..5675e8f937 100644
--- a/gridfs/__init__.py
+++ b/gridfs/__init__.py
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ def find(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> GridOutCursor:
         are associated with that session.
 
         :Parameters:
-          - `filter` (optional): a SON object specifying elements which
-            must be present for a document to be included in the
-            result set
+          - `filter` (optional): A query document that selects which files
+            to include in the result set. Can be an empty document to include
+            all files.
           - `skip` (optional): the number of files to omit (from
             the start of the result set) when returning the results
           - `limit` (optional): the maximum number of results to
diff --git a/pymongo/__init__.py b/pymongo/__init__.py
index 9581068036..69536d5e31 100644
--- a/pymongo/__init__.py
+++ b/pymongo/__init__.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 .. _text index: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/index-text/
 """
 
-version_tuple: Tuple[Union[int, str], ...] = (4, 1, 0, ".dev0")
+version_tuple: Tuple[Union[int, str], ...] = (4, 1, 0)
 
 
 def get_version_string() -> str:
diff --git a/pymongo/collection.py b/pymongo/collection.py
index 9ab56dd41c..d6e308b260 100644
--- a/pymongo/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/collection.py
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ def find_one(
     def find(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Cursor[_DocumentType]:
         """Query the database.
 
-        The `filter` argument is a prototype document that all results
+        The `filter` argument is a query document that all results
         must match. For example:
 
         >>> db.test.find({"hello": "world"})
@@ -1443,9 +1443,9 @@ def find(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Cursor[_DocumentType]:
         this :class:`Collection`.
 
         :Parameters:
-          - `filter` (optional): a :class:`~bson.son.SON` object specifying elements which
-            must be present for a document to be included in the
-            result set
+          - `filter` (optional): A query document that selects which documents
+            to include in the result set. Can be an empty document to include
+            all documents.
           - `projection` (optional): a list of field names that should be
             returned in the result set or a dict specifying the fields
             to include or exclude. If `projection` is a list "_id" will
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5bae7dc211..d12918501d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     except ImportError:
         _HAVE_SPHINX = False
 
-version = "4.1.0.dev0"
+version = "4.1.0"
 
 f = open("README.rst")
 try: