Release 2.41.0. Updated CHANGELOG.md, README.md and all pom.xml.

Author: AWS

.changes/2.41.0.json

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.41.0",
+    "date": "2025-12-30",
+    "entries": [
+        {
+            "type": "bugfix",
+            "category": "AWS SDK for Java V2",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Ensure rpc 1.0/1.1 error code parsing matches smithy spec: use both __type and code fields and handle uris in body error codes."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "bugfix",
+            "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Don't use the value of AwsQueryError in json rpc/smithy-rpc-v2-cbor protocols."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Amazon Connect Service",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Adds support for searching global contacts using the ActiveRegions filter, and pagination support for ListSecurityProfileFlowModules and ListEntitySecurityProfiles."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Apache5 HTTP Client",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "The Apache5 HTTP Client (`apache5-client`) is out of preview and now generally available."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Lambda Maven Archetype",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Various Java Lambda Maven archetype improvements: use Java 25, use platform specific AWS CRT dependency, bump dependency version, and improve README. See [#6115](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2/issues/6115)"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "Managed Streaming for Kafka Connect",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "This change sets the KafkaConnect GovCloud FIPS and FIPS DualStack endpoints to use kafkaconnect instead of kafkaconnect-fips as the service name. This is done to match the Kafka endpoints."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feature",
+            "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+            "contributor": "",
+            "description": "Updated endpoint and partition metadata."
+        }
+    ]
+}

.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavaV2-2300783.json

@@ -1 +1,29 @@
  #### 👋 _Looking for changelogs for older versions? You can find them in the [changelogs](./changelogs) directory._
+# __2.41.0__ __2025-12-30__
+## __AWS SDK for Java V2__
+  - ### Bugfixes
+    - Ensure rpc 1.0/1.1 error code parsing matches smithy spec: use both __type and code fields and handle uris in body error codes.
+
+## __AWS SDK for Java v2__
+  - ### Features
+    - Updated endpoint and partition metadata.
+
+  - ### Bugfixes
+    - Don't use the value of AwsQueryError in json rpc/smithy-rpc-v2-cbor protocols.
+
+## __Amazon Connect Service__
+  - ### Features
+    - Adds support for searching global contacts using the ActiveRegions filter, and pagination support for ListSecurityProfileFlowModules and ListEntitySecurityProfiles.
+
+## __Apache5 HTTP Client__
+  - ### Features
+    - The Apache5 HTTP Client (`apache5-client`) is out of preview and now generally available.
+
+## __Lambda Maven Archetype__
+  - ### Features
+    - Various Java Lambda Maven archetype improvements: use Java 25, use platform specific AWS CRT dependency, bump dependency version, and improve README. See [#6115](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2/issues/6115)
+
+## __Managed Streaming for Kafka Connect__
+  - ### Features
+    - This change sets the KafkaConnect GovCloud FIPS and FIPS DualStack endpoints to use kafkaconnect instead of kafkaconnect-fips as the service name. This is done to match the Kafka endpoints.
+

.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-bfa9190.json

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ To automatically manage module versions (currently all modules have the same ver
     <dependency>
       <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
       <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
-      <version>2.40.17</version>
+      <version>2.41.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ Alternatively you can add dependencies for the specific services you use only:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>ec2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.40.17</version>
+  <version>2.41.0</version>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
   <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>s3</artifactId>
-  <version>2.40.17</version>
+  <version>2.41.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ You can import the whole SDK into your project (includes *ALL* services). Please
 <dependency>
   <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>aws-sdk-java</artifactId>
-  <version>2.40.17</version>
+  <version>2.41.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```