diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99199aac..7c83b8fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "thelounge",
   "description": "The self-hosted Web IRC client",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.2.0-pre.1",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "bin": {
     "thelounge": "index.js"