diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index da84d5054b..38d23ed61c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gtk', 'c',
-        version: '4.1.2',
+        version: '4.2.0',
         default_options: [
           'buildtype=debugoptimized',
           'warning_level=1',