diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1abd99eb7..a9d430025 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The public API of this library consists of the functions declared in file
 [h3api.h.in](./src/h3lib/include/h3api.h.in).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [4.2.0] - 2024-12-04
 ### Added
 - Added experimental new algorithm for `polygonToCells`, called `polygonToCellsExperimental`, that supports more containment flags and is more memory-efficient (#785, #800, #947)
 - `h3` binary for shell scripts ready for use (#818, #826, #846, #923, #924, #931, #933)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ee74734aa..6aba2b245 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.0
+4.2.0