diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83e053b5a5d..9eba21a1b0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ HydePHP consists of two primary components, Hyde/Hyde and Hyde/Framework. Develo
 
 <!-- CHANGELOG_START -->
 
+## [1.4.2](https://github.com/hydephp/develop/releases/tag/1.4.2) - 2023-12-22
+### Added
+- Added info banners when dashboard content sections are empty in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1494
+
+### Changed
+- Shortened the path printed to console when using the dashboard to create a page in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1492
+- Code cleanup and style improvements in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1501, https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1502, and https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1503.
+### Fixed
+- Improved support for running HydePHP through the Phar archive in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1491
+- Fixed wrong section title in the dashboard page in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1493
+
+
 ## [1.4.0](https://github.com/hydephp/develop/releases/tag/1.4.0) - 2023-12-11
 ### Added
 - Adds a new fancy output for the realtime compiler serve command in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1444
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index f71fdf3e311..e3d1b60364c 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ This serves two purposes:
 2. At release time, you can move the Unreleased section changes into a new release version section.
 
 ### Added
-- Added info banners when dashboard content sections are empty in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1494
+- for new features.
 
 ### Changed
-- Shortened the path printed to console when using the dashboard to create a page in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1492
-- Code cleanup and style improvements in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1501, https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1502, and https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1503.
+- for changes in existing functionality.
 
 ### Deprecated
 - for soon-to-be removed features.
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@ This serves two purposes:
 - for now removed features.
 
 ### Fixed
-- Improved support for running HydePHP through the Phar archive in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1491
-- Fixed wrong section title in the dashboard page in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1493
+- for any bug fixes.
 
 ### Security
 - in case of vulnerabilities.
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/HydeKernel.php b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/HydeKernel.php
index b7c8205b20b..27666c5f8ca 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/HydeKernel.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/HydeKernel.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class HydeKernel implements SerializableContract
     use Serializable;
     use Macroable;
 
-    final public const VERSION = '1.4.1';
+    final public const VERSION = '1.4.2';
 
     protected static self $instance;