diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index cf3ea63b2d..789f4430f4 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [2.42.0] - 2024-01-15
 ### Added
 * M2E support: Emit file specific errors during incremental build. ([#1960](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1960))
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/plugin-maven/README.md b/plugin-maven/README.md
index 593368c7ac..efc15b515f 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/README.md
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@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ output = [
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