diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 85205fce9f..b1b85db09c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.4.1","ts":"0.4.1"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.4.2","ts":"0.4.2"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29487f6360..16aef118aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg-v0.4.1...barretenberg-v0.4.2) (2023-08-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove automatic update to `AztecProtocol/dev-bb.js` ([#1712](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/issues/1712)) ([d883900](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/commit/d883900f9b297f659d14583ac93eede5160f9aae))
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg-v0.4.0...barretenberg-v0.4.1) (2023-08-21)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 48fe1d823b..0444949785 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.4.1 x-release-please-version
+v0.4.2 x-release-please-version
diff --git a/barretenberg-wasm.nix b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
index 0eac466482..933569143b 100644
--- a/barretenberg-wasm.nix
+++ b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ in
 stdenv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "barretenberg.wasm";
-  version = "0.4.1"; # x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.4.2"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/barretenberg.nix b/barretenberg.nix
index ad575b8293..be832ca611 100644
--- a/barretenberg.nix
+++ b/barretenberg.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in
 buildEnv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "libbarretenberg";
-  version = "0.4.1"; # x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.4.2"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index ccf328663e..9106212f0d 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.4.1 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.4.2 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 
diff --git a/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index fb70d30b74..58967dd0cb 100644
--- a/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.4.1...barretenberg.js-v0.4.2) (2023-08-21)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize barretenberg versions
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.4.0...barretenberg.js-v0.4.1) (2023-08-21)
 
 
diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index 1f37d5fdd7..8518682c05 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.4.2",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",