diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5fee511b..bc833886 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+42.beta
+=======
+* workspace-indicator: Fix cancelling editing with Esc [Florian; !208]
+* window-list: Update window tracking to avoid missing icons [Florian; !207]
+* Use libadwaita for preferences [Florian; !209, !213]
+* Adapt to Clutter grab API changes [Florian; !212]
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Jan, Florian; !210, !214]
+
+Contributors:
+  Jan Beich, Florian Müllner, Naala Nanba
+
+Translators:
+  Boyuan Yang [zh_CN], Matej Urbančič [sl], Naala Nanba [ab],
+  Alexander Shopov [bg], Emin Tufan Çetin [tr]
+
 42.alpha
 ========
 * native-window-placement: Fix distorted layout in app grid [Sebastian; !189]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c4e2242f..d8531b9d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell-extensions',
-  version: '42.alpha',
+  version: '42.beta',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPL2+'
 )