diff --git a/agentops/__init__.py b/agentops/__init__.py
index 21a2fa268..64f588fa7 100755
--- a/agentops/__init__.py
+++ b/agentops/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Any
 
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-
 from .client import Client
 from .sdk.commands import record as sdk_record, start_span as sdk_start_span, end_span as sdk_end_span
 from .semconv.span_kinds import SpanKind
 import agentops.legacy as legacy
 
-load_dotenv()
-
 # Client global instance; one per process runtime
 _client = Client()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1b736676d..69d9eafd7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "agentops"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1"
 authors = [
   { name="Alex Reibman", email="areibman@gmail.com" },
   { name="Shawn Qiu", email="siyangqiu@gmail.com" },