diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49a66ad2a..757315af2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ All notable changes to this package will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.4.2-exp] - 2023-09-28
+- change: always export root level objects / objects explictly requested to be exported
+
 ## [2.4.1-exp] - 2023-09-11
 - fix: GPU Instancing option was missing in 2021.x
 - fix: Prevent ArgumentException when animating same property name on multiple components on the same GameObject
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39adc5f53..c48b4387a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "org.khronos.unitygltf",
   "displayName": "UnityGLTF",
-  "version": "2.4.1-exp",
+  "version": "2.4.2-exp",
   "unity": "2020.3",
   "description": "Unity3D library for importing and exporting GLTF 2.0 assets. https://github.com/KhronosGroup/UnityGLTF",
   "repository": {