diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bff068da2695..89c9de3944613 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 breaking changes in the upcoming 3.x release. This release is scheduled for
 2024-12 or 2025-01.
 
-## v2.47.1 - TBD
+## v2.47.1 - 2026-04
+
+### Storage
+
+- fix(storage): add samples for bucket encryption enforcement config ([#16062](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/pull/16062))
+
+### [Google APIs interface definitions](https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis)
+
+- This release is based on definitions as of [2026-01-30T21:16:31-08:00](https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis/tree/c0fcb35628690e9eb15dcefae41c651c67cd050b)
 
 ## v2.47.0 - 2026-02
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 78fe66c7486e5..9718ca1d8f12e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ project(
     google-cloud-cpp
     VERSION 2.47.1
     LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE "rc")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE "")
 
 if (NOT "${PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE}" STREQUAL "")
     set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}-${PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE}")
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index f50c94ddc3eab..8ac739e624327 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 module(
     name = "google_cloud_cpp",
-    version = "2.47.1-rc",  # Updated by CMake
+    version = "2.47.1",  # Updated by CMake
     compatibility_level = 2,  # Updated by CMake
 )
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h b/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h
index ddf779650dc20..2a77ec9b55660 100644
--- a/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h
+++ b/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 #define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 47
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(modernize-macro-to-enum)
 #define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_PATCH 1
-#define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE "rc"
+#define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE ""
 
 #endif  // GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_INTERNAL_VERSION_INFO_H