diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a634586..397420b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Support for the client spooling protocol ([#793]).
 - Helm: Allow Pod `priorityClassName` to be configured ([#798]).
 - Add support for Trino 477 ([#801]).
+- Add support for Hive 4.1.0 ([#805]).
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#796]: https://github.com/stackabletech/trino-operator/pull/796
 [#798]: https://github.com/stackabletech/trino-operator/pull/798
 [#801]: https://github.com/stackabletech/trino-operator/pull/801
+[#805]: https://github.com/stackabletech/trino-operator/pull/805
 
 ## [25.7.0] - 2025-07-23
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-insecure.yaml b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-insecure.yaml
index 874cd6c8..f12d982c 100644
--- a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-insecure.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-insecure.yaml
@@ -31,18 +31,26 @@ spec:
       default:
         replicas: 1
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: hive-credentials
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  username: APP
+  password: mine
+---
 apiVersion: hive.stackable.tech/v1alpha1
 kind: HiveCluster
 metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
-      user: APP
-      password: mine
+      credentialsSecret: hive-credentials
       dbType: derby
   metastore:
     roleGroups:
diff --git a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-internal-tls.yaml b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-internal-tls.yaml
index 7939ceb1..88aa88b7 100644
--- a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-internal-tls.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-internal-tls.yaml
@@ -66,18 +66,26 @@ type: kubernetes.io/opaque
 stringData:
   admin: admin
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: hive-credentials
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  username: APP
+  password: mine
+---
 apiVersion: hive.stackable.tech/v1alpha1
 kind: HiveCluster
 metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
-      user: APP
-      password: mine
+      credentialsSecret: hive-credentials
       dbType: derby
   metastore:
     roleGroups:
diff --git a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls-only.yaml b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls-only.yaml
index 8a5ffa02..a4c50502 100644
--- a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls-only.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls-only.yaml
@@ -46,18 +46,27 @@ spec:
           namespace: default
         autoGenerate: true
 ---
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: hive-credentials
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  username: APP
+  password: mine
+---
 apiVersion: hive.stackable.tech/v1alpha1
 kind: HiveCluster
 metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
-      user: APP
-      password: mine
+      credentialsSecret: hive-credentials
       dbType: derby
   metastore:
     roleGroups:
diff --git a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls.yaml b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls.yaml
index 3e178cfc..efa6d9f8 100644
--- a/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/trino/examples/usage-guide/trino-secure-tls.yaml
@@ -66,18 +66,27 @@ type: kubernetes.io/opaque
 stringData:
   admin: admin
 ---
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: hive-credentials
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  username: APP
+  password: mine
+---
 apiVersion: hive.stackable.tech/v1alpha1
 kind: HiveCluster
 metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
-      user: APP
-      password: mine
+      credentialsSecret: hive-credentials
       dbType: derby
   metastore:
     roleGroups:
diff --git a/examples/simple-trino-cluster-authentication-opa-authorization-s3.yaml b/examples/simple-trino-cluster-authentication-opa-authorization-s3.yaml
index f18d3e29..4777be8e 100644
--- a/examples/simple-trino-cluster-authentication-opa-authorization-s3.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple-trino-cluster-authentication-opa-authorization-s3.yaml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
diff --git a/examples/simple-trino-cluster-hive-ha-s3.yaml b/examples/simple-trino-cluster-hive-ha-s3.yaml
index f2552060..14e93711 100644
--- a/examples/simple-trino-cluster-hive-ha-s3.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple-trino-cluster-hive-ha-s3.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ metadata:
   name: simple-hive
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:postgresql://hive-postgresql:5432/hive
diff --git a/examples/simple-trino-cluster-s3.yaml b/examples/simple-trino-cluster-s3.yaml
index 86d53205..c5e14c45 100644
--- a/examples/simple-trino-cluster-s3.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple-trino-cluster-s3.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
diff --git a/examples/simple-trino-cluster.yaml b/examples/simple-trino-cluster.yaml
index c45e8215..ba6d7471 100644
--- a/examples/simple-trino-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple-trino-cluster.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ metadata:
   name: simple-hive-derby
 spec:
   image:
-    productVersion: 4.0.0
+    productVersion: 4.1.0
   clusterConfig:
     database:
       connString: jdbc:derby:;databaseName=/tmp/metastore_db;create=true
diff --git a/tests/test-definition.yaml b/tests/test-definition.yaml
index 5d0fe06a..ef553a73 100644
--- a/tests/test-definition.yaml
+++ b/tests/test-definition.yaml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ dimensions:
   - name: hive
     values:
       - 3.1.3
-      - 4.0.1
+      - 4.1.0
   - name: hive-latest
     values:
-      - 4.0.1
+      - 4.1.0
   - name: opa
     values:
       - 1.8.0