diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 98329ea90..a52c8d02f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ If applicable, add copy/paste the output or attach a screenshots to help explain
  - OS: [e.g. Windows / macos / Linux distribution & version]
  - Python version [e.g. 3.10.0]
  - Git version [e.g. 2.33.1]
- - Darker version [e.g. 1.4.1]
+ - Darker version [e.g. 1.4.2]
  - Black version [e.g. 22.1.0]
  - other reformatter and linter versions [e.g. `isort==5.10.0`, `mypy==0.931`
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/test-bump-version.yml
index a20b2b725..d9cc04522 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-bump-version.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
         # reviewing pull requests in `README.rst`.
         run: |
           pip install click packaging requests
-          python release_tools/bump_version.py --dry-run
+          python release_tools/bump_version.py --minor --dry-run
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index f0a0b0619..07db0d8f5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ Unreleased_
 
 These features will be included in the next release:
 
+Added
+-----
+
+Fixed
+-----
+
+
+1.4.2_ - 2022-03-12
+===================
+
 Added
 -----
 - Document ``isort``'s requirement to be run in the same environment as
@@ -292,7 +302,8 @@ Added
 -----
 - Initial implementation
 
-.. _Unreleased: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.4.1...HEAD
+.. _Unreleased: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.4.2...HEAD
+.. _1.4.2: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.4.1...1.4.2
 .. _1.4.1: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.4.0...1.4.1
 .. _1.4.0: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.3.2...1.4.0
 .. _1.3.2: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.3.1...1.3.2
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 137ff4f83..fd6e89723 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 .. |changelog-badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/-change%20log-purple
    :alt: Change log
 .. _changelog-badge: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/blob/master/CHANGES.rst
-.. |next-milestone| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/14?color=red&label=release%201.4.2
+.. |next-milestone| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/13?color=red&label=release%201.5.0
    :alt: Next milestone
-.. _next-milestone: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/14
+.. _next-milestone: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/13
 
 
 What?
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ do the following:
 1. Append to the created ``.pre-commit-config.yaml`` the following lines::
 
        -   repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-           rev: 1.4.1
+           rev: 1.4.2
            hooks:
            -   id: darker
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ You can provide arguments, such as enabling isort, by specifying ``args``.
 Note the inclusion of the isort Python package under ``additional_dependencies``::
 
    -   repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-       rev: 1.4.1
+       rev: 1.4.2
        hooks:
        -   id: darker
            args: [--isort]
@@ -564,12 +564,12 @@ Create a file named ``.github/workflows/darker.yml`` inside your repository with
          - uses: actions/checkout@v2
            with:
              fetch-depth: 0 
-         - uses: akaihola/darker@1.4.1
+         - uses: akaihola/darker@1.4.2
            with:
              options: "--check --diff"
              revision: "master..."
              src: "./src"
-             version: "1.4.1"
+             version: "1.4.2"
 
 ``"uses:"`` specifies which Darker release to get the GitHub Action definition from.
 We recommend to pin this to a specific release.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9765f64f8..618c3a251 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "."
   version:
-    description: 'Python Version specifier (PEP440) - e.g. "1.4.1"'
+    description: 'Python Version specifier (PEP440) - e.g. "1.4.2"'
     required: false
-    default: "1.4.1"
+    default: "1.4.2"
   revision:
     description: >-
       Git revision range to compare when determining modified lines.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Commit Range
       id: commit-range
-      uses: akaihola/darker/.github/actions/commit-range@1.4.1
+      uses: akaihola/darker/.github/actions/commit-range@1.4.2
     - name: Run Darker
       run: |
         # Exists since using github.action_path + path to main script doesn't
diff --git a/release_tools/bump_version.py b/release_tools/bump_version.py
index 8143a79e9..f0681c770 100644
--- a/release_tools/bump_version.py
+++ b/release_tools/bump_version.py
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@
         r"^       rev: {old_version->new_version}",
         r"^         - uses: akaihola/darker@{old_version->new_version}",
         r'^             version: "{old_version->new_version}"',
-        r"label=release%20{new_version->next_version}",
+        r"label=release%20{any_version->next_version}",
         (
             r"^\.\. \|next-milestone\| image::"
             r" https://img\.shields\.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/"
-            r"{new_milestone->next_milestone}"
+            r"{any_milestone->next_milestone}"
         ),
         (
             r"^\.\. _next-milestone:"
             r" https://github\.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/"
-            r"{new_milestone->next_milestone}"
+            r"{any_milestone->next_milestone}"
         ),
     },
     ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md": {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def bump_version(dry_run: bool, increment_major: bool, increment_minor: bool) ->
         path = Path(path_str)
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         for pattern_template in pattern_templates:
-            # example: pattern_template == r"darker/{new_milestone->next_milestone}"
+            # example: pattern_template == r"darker/{any_milestone->next_milestone}"
             template_match = CAPTURE_RE.search(pattern_template)
             if not template_match:
                 raise NoMatch("Can't find `{CAPTURE_RE}` in `{pattern_template}`")
@@ -133,16 +133,18 @@ class PatternDict(TypedDict):
     Example:
 
     >>> patterns: PatternDict = {
+    ...     "any_version": r"\d+(?:\.\d+)*",
     ...     "old_version": r"1\.0",
     ...     "new_version": r"1\.1",
-    ...     "new_milestone": r"22",
+    ...     "any_milestone": r"\d+",
     ... }
 
     """
 
+    any_version: str
     old_version: str
     new_version: str
-    new_milestone: str
+    any_milestone: str
 
 
 class ReplacementDict(TypedDict):
@@ -191,9 +193,10 @@ def get_replacements(
     milestone_numbers = get_milestone_numbers()
     next_version = get_next_milestone_version(new_version, milestone_numbers)
     patterns: PatternDict = {
+        "any_version": r"\d+(?:\.\d+)*",
         "old_version": re.escape(str(old_version)),
         "new_version": re.escape(str(new_version)),
-        "new_milestone": milestone_numbers[new_version],
+        "any_milestone": r"\d+",
     }
     replacements: ReplacementDict = {
         "new_version": str(new_version),
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ def lookup_patterns(
 
     """
     current_pattern_name, replacement_name = template_match.groups()
-    # example: template_match.groups() == ("new_milestone", "next_milestone")
+    # example: template_match.groups() == ("any_milestone", "next_milestone")
     if current_pattern_name not in PATTERN_NAMES:
         raise RuntimeError(
             f"Pattern name {current_pattern_name!r} for a current value is"
diff --git a/src/darker/version.py b/src/darker/version.py
index 6e6c5038b..a14402a97 100644
--- a/src/darker/version.py
+++ b/src/darker/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """The version number for Darker is governed by this file"""
 
-__version__ = "1.4.1"
+__version__ = "1.4.2"