diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bc833886..f59b55f5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+42.rc
+=====
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Florian; !215, !218]
+
+Contributors:
+  Florian Müllner
+
+Translators:
+  Marek Černocký [cs], Dušan Kazik [sk], Piotr Drąg [pl], Jiri Grönroos [fi],
+  Luna Jernberg [sv], Alan Mortensen [da], Charles Monzat [fr],
+  Changwoo Ryu [ko]
+
 42.beta
 =======
 * workspace-indicator: Fix cancelling editing with Esc [Florian; !208]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d8531b9d..8cfa4692 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell-extensions',
-  version: '42.beta',
+  version: '42.rc',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPL2+'
 )