diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3951890..f45b7fab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.42.1 (2024-03-10)
+
+### Fix
+
+* **various:** Repo cleanup, removed - [plot_app, one_plot, scan_plot, scan2d_plot, crosshair_example, qtplugins], tests adjusted ([`f3b3c2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f3b3c2f526d66687b3cc596a5877921953dd0803))
+
 ## v0.42.0 (2024-03-07)
 
 ### Feature
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0d83f729..1ef02270 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # pylint: disable= missing-module-docstring
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-__version__ = "0.42.0"
+__version__ = "0.42.1"
 
 # Default to PyQt6 if no other Qt binding is installed
 QT_DEPENDENCY = "PyQt6>=6.0"