diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 081a1f5cd..f122df318 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/bin. The rest of Leiningen will be
 # installed upon first run into the ~/.lein/self-installs directory.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.4.2"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index 1d9b0ba47..a4ab44800 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.4.2-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.4.2
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index a590ef344..089283863 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.4.1</version>
+  <version>2.4.2</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>d1a634fc4eeea91f19e2f87d503240a31edc2c86
+    <tag>9ae145811b80a99214eba1b4e7d75155f0ee9a45
 </tag>
     <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
   </scm>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 80ac94fb7..22a26ebfc 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.4.2"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index a5e229ed4..744a04da1 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.4.2"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.4.2-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.4.2"]
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.3"]
                  [commons-io "2.4"]
                  [bultitude "0.2.6"]