diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1fa1a0f4b..2fcdadef9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
-0.42.2 [future]
+0.42.2 [2025-07-16]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - A new :ref:`protocol extension <mouse_leave_window>` to notify terminal programs that have turned on SGR Pixel mouse reporting when the mouse leaves the window (:disc:`8808`)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 4b735d6e1..a888181f2 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 42, 1)
+version: Version = Version(0, 42, 2)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat