diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 57953081..cede7a52 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.42.0"
+  ".": "0.42.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27808cb4..daa0e12b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.42.1](https://github.com/forcedotcom/datacloud-jdbc/compare/v0.42.0...v0.42.1) (2026-02-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove comments from JDBC driver version ([#153](https://github.com/forcedotcom/datacloud-jdbc/issues/153)) ([32f7216](https://github.com/forcedotcom/datacloud-jdbc/commit/32f7216bac41cdf6c2621d079f8c8fd77cd49a16))
+* resolve release workflow validation error for tag expression ([#156](https://github.com/forcedotcom/datacloud-jdbc/issues/156)) ([449ce0d](https://github.com/forcedotcom/datacloud-jdbc/commit/449ce0d5ba517e42f6f49eaaaeafcb1712b286b8))
+
 ## [0.42.0](https://github.com/forcedotcom/datacloud-jdbc/compare/0.41.0...v0.42.0) (2026-02-05)
 
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f264fa0d..09e1791d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ hyperApiVersion=0.0.23576.r0633e4a4
 # Revision here is what is used when producing local and snapshot builds,
 # it is ignored for releases which instead use the tag
 # x-release-please-start-version
-revision=0.42.0
+revision=0.42.1
 # x-release-please-end
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