diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 1ca90f107..5ada0f6a5 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
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 optional = false
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 [[package]]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e396e42a6..741f4e01e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "jrnl"
-version = "v4.2"
+version = "v4.2-beta"
 description = "Collect your thoughts and notes without leaving the command line."
 authors = [
     "jrnl contributors <maintainers@jrnl.sh>",