diff --git a/internal/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/internal/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index 987b53032a..fe9bffa963 100644
--- a/internal/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/internal/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the version of buf.
-	Version = "0.42.0-dev"
+	Version = "0.42.0"
 
 	// FlagDeprecationMessageSuffix is the suffix for flag deprecation messages.
 	FlagDeprecationMessageSuffix = `