diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 475a7c5724b396b2bb30c5965c74b37dfa9e37b2..39e99c41bb72f7df712977d60a9a0a8ea864e5fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.4.2
+This release fixes a minor security vulnerability which allowed an attacker to
+remove a MotD from a session without being the creator.
+
+Additional changes:
+* Libraries have been upgraded to fix potential bugs
+
 ## 2.3.4
 This release fixes a minor security vulnerability which allowed an attacker to
 remove a MotD from a session without being the creator.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9156d3fae9d35dbeb6ed41fbfcc136ea0369ad0f..f8c53bc263fd49cd586e793d390605601edfd5aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>de.thm.arsnova</groupId>
 	<artifactId>arsnova-backend</artifactId>
-	<version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.4.2</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 
 	<properties>