diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3839b8b..f77c310 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 News (mainly features/major bug fixes)
 
+portage-2.3.42
+----------------
+* Sync with rsync quarantines data prior to verification, using the
+  rsync --link-dest option (can be disabled by setting
+  "sync-allow-hardlinks = no" in repos.conf).
+* Sync with git quarantines data prior to verification, see
+  https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage_Security#git-mirror_repo.
+* Sync with shallow git pull is supported, by "setting sync-depth = 1"
+  in repos.conf.
+
 portage-2.3.32
 ----------------
 * EAPI 7 support.
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index b8c3331..c5ccd0b 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 Release Notes; upgrade information mainly.
 Features/major bugfixes are listed in NEWS
 
+portage-2.3.42
+==================================
+* Bug Fixes:
+    - Bug 552814 support shallow git pull by setting sync-depth = 1
+      in repos.conf
+    - Bug 659564 AttributeError unevaluated_atom with emerge
+      --ignore-soname-deps=n
+    - Bug 660372 GitSync: abort checkout for signature problem
+    - Bug 660410 rsync: quarantine data prior to verification
+    - Bug 660426 Add python2 compatible coroutine support
+    - Bug 660732 GitSync: add key refresh retry
+
+
 portage-2.3.41
 ==================================
 * Bug Fixes:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e8783b..3e4ccd5 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 
 setup(
 	name = 'portage',
-	version = '2.3.41',
+	version = '2.3.42',
 	url = 'https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage',
 	author = 'Gentoo Portage Development Team',
 	author_email = 'dev-portage@gentoo.org',