diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 867fb91b..ad475e8a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ For a full list of triaged issues, bugs and PRs and what release they are target
 
 All help in providing PRs to close out bug issues is appreciated. Even if that is providing a repo that fully replicates issues. We have very generous contributors that have added these to bug issues which meant another contributor picked up the bug and closed it out.
 
+-  4.2.1
+    - Fix a bug where the first request in a redirect chain was not being recorded with aiohttp
+    - Various typos and small fixes, thanks @jairhenrique, @timgates42
 -  4.2.0
     - Drop support for python < 3.7, thanks @jairhenrique, @IvanMalison, @AthulMuralidhar
     - Various aiohtt bigfixes (thanks @pauloromeira and boechat107)
diff --git a/vcr/__init__.py b/vcr/__init__.py
index cca65e3b..6fc9d147 100644
--- a/vcr/__init__.py
+++ b/vcr/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from logging import NullHandler
 from .record_mode import RecordMode as mode  # noqa import is not used in this file
 
-__version__ = "4.2.0"
+__version__ = "4.2.1"
 
 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(NullHandler())