diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index a0a8c850..58a792a2 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: httr
 Title: Tools for Working with URLs and HTTP
-Version: 1.4.1.9000
+Version: 1.4.2
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Hadley",
              family = "Wickham",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0c50139c..666b2b2d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# httr (development version)
+# httr 1.4.2
 
 * Fix failing test.