diff --git a/CRAN-SUBMISSION b/CRAN-SUBMISSION
index 52d49a17..7b53e590 100644
--- a/CRAN-SUBMISSION
+++ b/CRAN-SUBMISSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Version: 0.4.1
-Date: 2025-06-02 23:47:56 UTC
-SHA: 6afa8ce10d5d6353918cc4a5a55b5d0634e18c6d
+Version: 0.4.2
+Date: 2025-07-11 21:57:44 UTC
+SHA: 3213b769e21cf3b72e7a7b2900da76e037ba07f1
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 33d49ba8..3a79ca7a 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Package: tinyplot
 Type: Package
 Title: Lightweight Extension of the Base R Graphics System
-Version: 0.4.1.99
-Date: 2025-06-02
+Version: 0.4.2
+Date: 2025-07-11
 Authors@R: 
   c(
     person(
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f47d838d..344c907d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _If you are viewing this file on CRAN, please check the
 [latest NEWS](https://grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/NEWS.html) on our website
 where the formatting is also better._
 
-## Development
+## 0.4.2
 
 ### New features
 
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
index f6b92427..612923b5 100644
--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ## Overview
 
-**tinyplot** v0.4.1 is a hotfix / patch release that fixes a regression that we
-accidentally introduced in v0.4.0, which was affecting `"ridge"` plot legends.
-We apologize for the <1 month CRAN re-submission cadence, but felt that this was
-important enough to address quickly.
+**tinyplot** v0.4.2 a patch release that contains mostly bug fixes.
 
 ## Test environments
 Arch Linux (local)