diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edbc9e7152cc..44fbc5956f40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [1.0.0-rc.42](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/compare/v1.0.0-rc.41...v1.0.0-rc.42) (2024-2-6)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **md:** dont break on nesting blockquotes inside gfm alerts ([8f8a6fe](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/8f8a6feb053b3f521a2c90e343dffa7f98bb63b3)), closes [#3512](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/3512)
+- **theme:** correctly normalize paths ending with "index" ([#3544](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/3544)) ([c582a8d](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/c582a8d5fd82b84d412c7e6c84e74faeb23beac6))
+
 # [1.0.0-rc.41](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/compare/v1.0.0-rc.40...v1.0.0-rc.41) (2024-2-1)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9bdeecb119a8..f7f161976461 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vitepress",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.41",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.42",
   "description": "Vite & Vue powered static site generator",
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@8.15.1",