diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fbdb05c9..a1b6d123 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 # ################################################################
 
 # Version number
-export VERSION := 0.4.0
+export VERSION := 0.4.2
 
 PRGDIR  = programs
 ZSTDDIR = lib
diff --git a/lib/zstd.h b/lib/zstd.h
index 96bb184f..15fc6263 100644
--- a/lib/zstd.h
+++ b/lib/zstd.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 ***************************************/
 #define ZSTD_VERSION_MAJOR    0    /* for breaking interface changes  */
 #define ZSTD_VERSION_MINOR    4    /* for new (non-breaking) interface capabilities */
-#define ZSTD_VERSION_RELEASE  0    /* for tweaks, bug-fixes, or development */
+#define ZSTD_VERSION_RELEASE  2    /* for tweaks, bug-fixes, or development */
 #define ZSTD_VERSION_NUMBER  (ZSTD_VERSION_MAJOR *100*100 + ZSTD_VERSION_MINOR *100 + ZSTD_VERSION_RELEASE)
 unsigned ZSTD_versionNumber (void);
 
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index c6a58939..17fed5b0 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # fullbench32: Same as fullbench, but forced to compile in 32-bits mode
 # ##########################################################################
 
-VERSION?= 0.4.0
+VERSION?= 0.4.2
 
 DESTDIR?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index 235b56cf..7904a616 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 **************************************/
 #define COMPRESSOR_NAME "zstd command line interface"
 #ifndef ZSTD_VERSION
-#  define ZSTD_VERSION "v0.4.0"
+#  define ZSTD_VERSION "v0.4.2"
 #endif
 #define AUTHOR "Yann Collet"
 #define WELCOME_MESSAGE "*** %s %i-bits %s, by %s (%s) ***\n", COMPRESSOR_NAME, (int)(sizeof(void*)*8), ZSTD_VERSION, AUTHOR, __DATE__