diff --git a/spine-flutter/CHANGELOG.md b/spine-flutter/CHANGELOG.md
index 877ac40a7..13d41cc75 100644
--- a/spine-flutter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/spine-flutter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 4.1.1
+* Backport to 4.1 spine-runtimes branch.
+* Blend mode support.
+* Hot-reload support. The underlying `SkeletonDrawable` will be retained if the asset file names and type provided to the `SpineWidget` constructor has not changed.
+
 # 4.2.11
 * Update README.md with setup and development instructions.
 
diff --git a/spine-flutter/example/pubspec.yaml b/spine-flutter/example/pubspec.yaml
index e5b6927aa..64ddec812 100644
--- a/spine-flutter/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/spine-flutter/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ publish_to: 'none'
 version: 1.0.0+1
 
 environment:
-  sdk: ">=2.17.6 <3.0.0"
+  sdk: '>=2.17.6 <4.0.0'
   flutter: ">=3.7.3"
 
 dependencies:
diff --git a/spine-flutter/publish.sh b/spine-flutter/publish.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fe160ffd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spine-flutter/publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+./setup.sh
+./compile-wasm.sh
+dart pub publish --dry-run
+dart pub publish
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spine-flutter/pubspec.yaml b/spine-flutter/pubspec.yaml
index f16331131..2b6b90e51 100644
--- a/spine-flutter/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/spine-flutter/pubspec.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ issue_tracker: https://github.com/esotericsoftware/spine-runtimes/issues
 documentation: https://esotericsoftware.com/spine-flutter
 
 environment:
-  sdk: ">=2.17.6 <3.0.0"
+  sdk: '>=2.17.6 <4.0.0'
   flutter: ">=3.7.6"
 
 dependencies:
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/AssetUtility.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/AssetUtility.cs
index 2261ec2b9..80d9ab792 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/AssetUtility.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/AssetUtility.cs
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 			atlasAsset.atlasFile = atlasText;
 
 			List<string> pageFiles = new List<string>();
+			atlasAsset.Clear(); // force reload
 			Atlas atlas = atlasAsset.GetAtlas(onlyMetaData: true);
 			if (atlas != null) {
 				foreach (AtlasPage page in atlas.Pages)