diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a06d873ed..80f75be74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Make sure you activated the full features of the tokio crate on Cargo.toml:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.10.0", features = ["full"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.10.1", features = ["full"] }
 ```
 Then, on your main.rs:
 
diff --git a/tokio/CHANGELOG.md b/tokio/CHANGELOG.md
index 55b120fdd..3b419570b 100644
--- a/tokio/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tokio/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# 1.10.1 (August 24, 2021)
+
+### Fixed
+
+ - runtime: fix leak in UnownedTask ([#4063])
+
+[#4063]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/4063
+
 # 1.10.0 (August 12, 2021)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/tokio/Cargo.toml b/tokio/Cargo.toml
index da8e4b694..90455fb9e 100644
--- a/tokio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tokio/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "tokio"
 #   - README.md
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create "v1.0.x" git tag.
-version = "1.10.0"
+version = "1.10.1"
 edition = "2018"
 authors = ["Tokio Contributors <team@tokio.rs>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/tokio/README.md b/tokio/README.md
index a06d873ed..80f75be74 100644
--- a/tokio/README.md
+++ b/tokio/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Make sure you activated the full features of the tokio crate on Cargo.toml:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.10.0", features = ["full"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.10.1", features = ["full"] }
 ```
 Then, on your main.rs:
 
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/task/mod.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/task/mod.rs
index cc3910d4b..5f0d5aba1 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/task/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/task/mod.rs
@@ -369,10 +369,16 @@ impl<S: Schedule> UnownedTask<S> {
         let raw = self.raw;
         mem::forget(self);
 
-        // Poll the task
+        // Transfer one ref-count to a Task object.
+        let task = Task::<S> {
+            raw,
+            _p: PhantomData,
+        };
+
+        // Use the other ref-count to poll the task.
         raw.poll();
         // Decrement our extra ref-count
-        raw.header().state.ref_dec();
+        drop(task);
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn shutdown(self) {
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs
index e93a1efe6..04e1b56e7 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/task.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ fn create_shutdown2() {
     drop(join);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn unowned_poll() {
+    let (task, _) = unowned(async {}, NoopSchedule);
+    task.run();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn schedule() {
     with(|rt| {