diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2e62e3b4..6e44a44c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (24.04.41) noble; urgency=medium
+
+  * live-build/buildd/includes.chroot/etc/apt:
+    unpin backports for buildd images (lp: #2009871)
+
+ -- Simon Poirier <simon.poirier@canonical.com>  Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:02:50 -0500
+
 livecd-rootfs (24.04.40) noble; urgency=medium
 
   [ Sean Davis ]
diff --git a/live-build/buildd/includes.chroot/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports b/live-build/buildd/includes.chroot/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports
deleted file mode 100644
index 605907ec..00000000
--- a/live-build/buildd/includes.chroot/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Package: *
-Pin: release a=*-backports
-Pin-Priority: 500