diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8441363..fd6374e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ project(chromaprint C CXX)
 
 set(chromaprint_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(chromaprint_VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(chromaprint_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(chromaprint_VERSION_PATCH 2)
 set(chromaprint_VERSION "${chromaprint_VERSION_MAJOR}.${chromaprint_VERSION_MINOR}.${chromaprint_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${chromaprint_VERSION}")
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 6488dd7..330fc84 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 1.4.2 -- December 28, 2016
+==================================
+
+ - Fixed invalid memory access when decoding base64-encoded fingerprints.
+ - Removed unnecessary library dependencies libchromaprint to avoid circular dependency problems with FFmpeg.
+
 Version 1.4.1 -- December 12, 2016
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/src/chromaprint.h b/src/chromaprint.h
index 0fbf9f8..6701a18 100644
--- a/src/chromaprint.h
+++ b/src/chromaprint.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ typedef struct ChromaprintMatcherContextPrivate ChromaprintMatcherContext;
 
 #define CHROMAPRINT_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CHROMAPRINT_VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define CHROMAPRINT_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define CHROMAPRINT_VERSION_PATCH 2
 
 enum ChromaprintAlgorithm {
 	CHROMAPRINT_ALGORITHM_TEST1 = 0,