diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 465aef74b2..9c1b3a3a07 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <property name="test.name" value="*Test"/>
     <property name="test.unit.src" value="${test.dir}/unit"/>
     <property name="dist.dir" value="${build.dir}/dist"/>
-    <property name="version" value="0.4.1"/>
+    <property name="version" value="0.4.2"/>
     <property name="final.name" value="${ant.project.name}-${version}"/>
 
     <!-- http://cobertura.sourceforge.net/ -->
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java
index 22fe57ca4a..e83e387b69 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class CassandraServer implements Cassandra.Iface
         }
         else if (propertyName.equals("version"))
         {
-            return "0.4.1";
+            return "0.4.2";
         }
         else
         {