diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4918b25..efe9bfb 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.4.1"
+  ".": "1.4.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dd5e98..3138c2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ From 1.1.1 onward this file is maintained automatically by
 [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) based on
 [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org). See [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md).
 
+## [1.4.2](https://github.com/tbaur/bluos-controller/compare/v1.4.1...v1.4.2) (2026-08-30)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* document the Release PR check approval step ([#48](https://github.com/tbaur/bluos-controller/issues/48)) ([ab03888](https://github.com/tbaur/bluos-controller/commit/ab03888192df3716b2b1df96da7147d1995e54a8))
+
 ## [1.4.1](https://github.com/tbaur/bluos-controller/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1) (2026-08-14)
 
 
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 64e4206..624e03d 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 """
 import os
 
-__version__ = "1.4.1"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "1.4.2"  # x-release-please-version
 
 # --- PATHS ---
 BASE_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/.config/bluos-controller")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b92f51e..f548f83 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "bluos-controller"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.4.2"
 description = "A command-line controller for BluOS devices on macOS"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"