diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d5be4ff..882ec01 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+####################### V 1.7.4.2:
+
 Corrections:
 	The per address parameters for OpenSSL overlapped in memory with socket
 	parameters. Magically this did not seem to cause problems except on
diff --git a/README b/README
index 01ab67f..f39729e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ install
 
 Get the tarball and extract it:
 	tar xzf socat.tar.gz
-	cd socat-1.7.4.0
+	cd socat-1.7.4.2
 	./configure
 	make
 	su
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 53e1fe8..b3f7c6e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"1.7.4.1+"
+"1.7.4.2"
diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
index 73ae750..d5585e7 100644
--- a/socat.spec
+++ b/socat.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 %define majorver 1.7
-%define minorver 3.4
+%define minorver 4.2
 
 Summary: socat - multipurpose relay
 Name: socat