diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
index dfe1f1805..d9a5c06fe 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Django>=1.9,<1.10
-wagtail>=1.4.1,<1.5
+wagtail>=1.4.2,<1.5
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
index c8cb7dac6..1abccdee1 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-__version__ = '1.4.1'
+__version__ = '1.4.2'
 # Required for npm package for frontend
-__semver__ = '1.4.1'
+__semver__ = '1.4.2'
 default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailcore.apps.WagtailCoreAppConfig'