diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a27487fdf..be1089002 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-## 1.14.0 (Upcoming...)
+## 1.14.1 (August 5, 2025)
+
+### BUG FIXES:
+
+* core: Changes on the packer plugin installation process to ensure that the plugin is installed correctly.
+  The releases binary from official site releases.hashicorp.com was not getting installed from a proxy server, which was addressed in this PR.
+  [GH-13439](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/pull/13439)
+
+## 1.14.0 (July 30, 2025)
 
 ### IMPROVEMENTS:
 
diff --git a/packer/plugin-getter/release/getter.go b/packer/plugin-getter/release/getter.go
index ca7083e40..a70f5377d 100644
--- a/packer/plugin-getter/release/getter.go
+++ b/packer/plugin-getter/release/getter.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package release
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -80,11 +79,7 @@ func (g *Getter) Get(what string, opts plugingetter.GetOptions) (io.ReadCloser,
 	}
 
 	if g.HttpClient == nil {
-		g.HttpClient = &http.Client{
-			Transport: &http.Transport{
-				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
-			},
-		}
+		g.HttpClient = &http.Client{}
 	}
 
 	var req *http.Request
diff --git a/version/VERSION b/version/VERSION
index 850e74240..63e799cf4 100644
--- a/version/VERSION
+++ b/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.14.0
+1.14.1