diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 98830c339..bcd4ba876 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  Change History
 ================
 
-4.2.0 (unreleased)
+4.2.0 (2015-06-02)
 ==================
 
 - Declare conditional dependencies using PEP-426 environment markers
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb81a75bf..f5fd524ee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 interface, rich transaction support, and undo.
 """
 
-VERSION = "4.2.0.dev0"
+VERSION = "4.2.0"
 
 import os
 import sys