diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a18d99a..05829184 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Mindee .NET Client Library Changelog
 
+## v4.2.0-rc1 - 2026-04-22
+### Changes
+* :sparkles: add nuGet support for CLI
+### Fixes
+* :bug: fix CLI sometimes crashing if V2 key wasn't provided
+
 ## v4.1.0 - 2026-04-20
 ### Changes
 * :sparkles: add support for V2 crop and split file operations
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index e4df09be..a274cbfc 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>4.1.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionPrefix>4.2.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionSuffix>rc1</VersionSuffix>
     <Authors>Mindee</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>net472;net48;net6.0;net7.0;net8.0;net9.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/mindee/mindee-api-dotnet</PackageProjectUrl>