diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20a6445..ae5ddd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildscript {
   }
 
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.google.appengine:gradle-appengine-plugin:1.9.40'
+    classpath 'com.google.appengine:gradle-appengine-plugin:1.9.42'
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ the configuration `appengineSdk`.
 
 ```gradle
 dependencies {
-  appengineSdk 'com.google.appengine:appengine-java-sdk:1.9.40'
+  appengineSdk 'com.google.appengine:appengine-java-sdk:1.9.42'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index ee95bc1..9d165f8 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+### Version 1.9.42 (August 2nd, 2016)
+* Version match release
+* [platform skipped 1.9.41]
+
 ### Version 1.9.40 (July 25th, 2016)
 * Minor gcloud cleanup and feature deprecation (this is not the the gcloud plugin)
+* [platform skipped 1.9.39]
 
 ### Version 1.9.38 (June 13th, 2016)
 * Version match release
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b0f2f58..9f3f48f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
 targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
 
 group = 'com.google.appengine'
-version = '1.9.40'
+version = '1.9.42'
 project.ext.appengineVersion = version
 if ('snapshot' in project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames) {
     version = "${version}-SNAPSHOT"