diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 5dd3eaadb..5bf9ff1af 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 ## vrpRouting 0.4
 
 
+### vrpRouting 0.4.2 Release Notes
+
+No changes yet.
+
 ### vrpRouting 0.4.1 Release Notes
 
 To see all issues & pull requests closed by this release see the
diff --git a/doc/general/release_notes.rst b/doc/general/release_notes.rst
index 60c34342c..9fa50f3b1 100644
--- a/doc/general/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/general/release_notes.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ vrpRouting 0.4
    :local:
    :depth: 1
 
+vrpRouting 0.4.2 Release Notes
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+No changes yet.
+
 vrpRouting 0.4.1 Release Notes
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------