diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-support-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-support-request.yml
index 1901538..9d7e02b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-support-request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-support-request.yml
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ body:
 
 - type: textarea
   attributes:
-    label: "Hardware setup & camera model(s) used"
+    label: "Hardware setup used"
     description: >
-      List the camera model names involved in this support request.
       Describe your hardware setup including, e.g.,:
 
       * PC or embedded system model/type:
@@ -51,9 +50,37 @@ body:
         * Type in type/model/name of interface cards
         * Switches or hubs used
         * Cable types/lengths
+    placeholder: |
+      << Hardware setup used >>
   validations:
     required: true
 
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: "Camera(s) used"
+    description: >
+      List your camera(s), especially the value of DeviceFirmwareVersion.
+      The command below will output all the required information.
+      
+      ```python
+      import pypylon.pylon as py
+
+      tl_factory = py.TlFactory.GetInstance()
+      for dev in tl_factory.EnumerateDevices():
+          dev: py.DeviceInfo
+          print(dev.GetFriendlyName())
+          try:
+              camera = py.InstantCamera(tl_factory.CreateDevice(dev))
+              camera.Open()
+              print(camera.DeviceFirmwareVersion.Value)
+              camera.Close()
+          except (py.LogicalErrorException, py.RuntimeException) as error:
+              print(f"Error reading camera info: {error}")
+      ```
+    placeholder: |
+      << Camera(s) used >>
+  validations:
+    required: true
 
 - type: textarea
   attributes:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ab7f9a..a6c6675 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ To install pypylon open your favourite terminal and run:
 
 The following versions are available on pypi:
 
- |                | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12 |
- |----------------|-----|------|------|------|
- | Windows 64bit  | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |
- | Linux x86_64*  | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |
- | Linux aarch64* | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |
- | macOS x86_64** | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |
- | macOS arm64**  | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |
+ |                | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13 |
+ |----------------|-----|------|------|------|------|
+ | Windows 64bit  | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |  x   |
+ | Linux x86_64*  | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |  x   |
+ | Linux aarch64* | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |  x   |
+ | macOS x86_64** | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |  x   |
+ | macOS arm64**  | x   | x    |  x   |  x   |  x   |
 
 
 > Additional Notes on binary packages:
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ You need a few more things to compile pypylon:
  * An installation of pylon SDK for your platform
  * A compiler for your system (Visual Studio on Windows, gcc on linux, xCode commandline tools on macOS)
  * Python development files (e.g. `sudo apt install python-dev` on linux)
- * [swig](http://www.swig.org) >= 4.2
-   * For all 64bit platforms you can install the tool via `pip install swig`
+ * [swig](http://www.swig.org) >= 4.2 and < 4.3
+   * For all 64bit platforms you can install the tool via `pip install "swig>=4.2,<4.3"`
 
 To build pypylon from source:
 ```console
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 3f4f4f0..ea6e360 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Version 4.1.0rc1
-    - Date 2024-11-22
+Version 4.1.0
+    - Date 2024-11-25
     - Updated to pylon Camera Software Suite 8.0.1 on linux and windows.
       This contains pylon C++ SDK 9.0.3 and pylon Data Processing C++ SDK 3.0.1.
     - Update to pylon 7.3.2 on macOS, which fixed a bug that caused a data encoding
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Version 4.1.0rc1
     - Removed PylonImage.AttachUserBuffer
     - Added PylonImage.AttachMemoryView
     - Added PylonImage.AttachArray
+    - Added support for python 3.13
+    - Update README.md
 
 Version 4.0.0
     - Date 2024-07-08
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e83e2ea..e3f11bf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42,<72", "swig>=4.2", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42,<72", "swig>=4.2,<4.3", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
diff --git a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian
index 5f680a3..c37aa8c 100644
--- a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian
+++ b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN if cat /etc/debian_version | grep -q "8\." ; then \
 RUN pip install wheel 'auditwheel<=5.1.2'
 
 # install swig from pypi
-RUN pip install swig>=4.2
+RUN pip install "swig>=4.2,<4.3"
 # install setuptools
 RUN pip install "setuptools<72" --upgrade
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux
index 8c5cebd..caf04b6 100644
--- a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux
+++ b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ COPY --from=qemu /usr/bin/* /usr/bin/
 
 
 # install pip from pypi
-RUN pip install swig>=4.2
+RUN pip install "swig>=4.2,<4.3"
 
 # install setuptools
 RUN pip install "setuptools<72" --upgrade