diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5f241e1..f5ff6337 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.42.8 (2023-11-18)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Fixed ctrl c behaviour for rpc calls; closes #119 ([`9986a72`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec/-/commit/9986a7292629668b6f398bee411bada04b535adc))
+* Added status eq dunder ([`f1327d4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec/-/commit/f1327d409117f91f17917d6fe30a1dae8e4cbb90))
+
 ## v0.42.7 (2023-11-18)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/bec_client/setup.py b/bec_client/setup.py
index 04a6c910..0bd11947 100644
--- a/bec_client/setup.py
+++ b/bec_client/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/bec_lib/setup.py b/bec_lib/setup.py
index 83271928..8ae1ffe5 100644
--- a/bec_lib/setup.py
+++ b/bec_lib/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup(
diff --git a/bec_server/setup.py b/bec_server/setup.py
index 6ba5bba5..1ce208b3 100644
--- a/bec_server/setup.py
+++ b/bec_server/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/data_processing/setup.py b/data_processing/setup.py
index e2d0f5d6..e91971d4 100644
--- a/data_processing/setup.py
+++ b/data_processing/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/device_server/setup.py b/device_server/setup.py
index 553f1dd5..a00c6bf3 100644
--- a/device_server/setup.py
+++ b/device_server/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 ophyd_devices = os.getenv("OPHYD_DEVICES_PATH", f"{current_path}/../../ophyd_devices/")
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/file_writer/setup.py b/file_writer/setup.py
index bf0c5e13..cad8dad1 100644
--- a/file_writer/setup.py
+++ b/file_writer/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/scan_bundler/setup.py b/scan_bundler/setup.py
index 6f4cab4c..b31cb718 100644
--- a/scan_bundler/setup.py
+++ b/scan_bundler/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/scan_server/setup.py b/scan_server/setup.py
index e2c78869..c28e8618 100644
--- a/scan_server/setup.py
+++ b/scan_server/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/scihub/setup.py b/scihub/setup.py
index 8830641c..ed5bc2e4 100644
--- a/scihub/setup.py
+++ b/scihub/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 bec_lib = f"{current_path}/../bec_lib/"
 
 
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"
 
 
 def run_install(setup_args: dict, bec_deps: list, editable=False):
diff --git a/semantic_release/__init__.py b/semantic_release/__init__.py
index 25f435d6..87df2483 100644
--- a/semantic_release/__init__.py
+++ b/semantic_release/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.42.7"
+__version__ = "0.42.8"