diff --git a/src/pycares/_version.py b/src/pycares/_version.py
index cfa52ba..9347714 100644
--- a/src/pycares/_version.py
+++ b/src/pycares/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-__version__ = '4.2.0'
+__version__ = '4.2.1'