Preparation for 0.42.00.42.0

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e079773e4..081fad1fc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ News for Paludis
 This file lists the major changes between versions. For a more detailed list
 of every change, see the ChangeLog.
 
+0.42.0:
+
+    * Qualudis has been removed.
+
+    * Various cached values are now forcibly discarded when they're not going to
+      be used any more, leading to paludis --owner and reconcilio using
+      considerably RAM.
+
+    * Various bug, style and performance fixes related to updates (package moves
+      etc). By default updates will still only be displayed but not carried out;
+      consult the FAQ for details.
+
 0.42.0_alpha1:
 
     * The Git syncer now has various options for dealing with branches.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c19798a29..3149f6ec5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=42
 VERSION_MICRO=0
-VERSION_SUFFIX=_alpha1
+VERSION_SUFFIX=
 VERSION_FULL="$VERSION_MAJOR.$VERSION_MINOR.$VERSION_MICRO$VERSION_SUFFIX"
 VERSION="$VERSION_FULL"
 VERSION_LIB_CURRENT=`expr 100 '*' $VERSION_MAJOR + $VERSION_MINOR`