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 ## Release Notes for Cordova JS ##
 
+### 4.2.1 (Jan 17, 2017)
+* [CB-12358](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12358) updated deps for release
+
 ### 4.2.0 (Oct 21, 2016)
 * [CB-12017](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12017) updated dependencies in `package.json`
 * [CB-3785](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-3785) add support for `EventListener interface` to `Channel.prototype.subscribe` 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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   "author": "Gord Tanner <gtanner@gmail.com> (http://github.com/gtanner)",
   "name": "cordova-js",
   "description": "Cordova JavaScript: a unified JavaScript layer for the Cordova suite of projects enabling cross-platform native mobile development of applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.",
-  "version": "4.2.1-dev",
+  "version": "4.2.1",
   "homepage": "http://cordova.apache.org",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",