diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 246e7633..bda7b6c7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "ocrmypdf"
-version = "17.4.1"
+version = "17.4.2"
 description = "OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/_version.py b/src/ocrmypdf/_version.py
index 9fbd3e67..dfabca6e 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/_version.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 James R. Barlow
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-__version__ = "17.4.1"
+__version__ = "17.4.2"