diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0bc8d3e64..3c92ea746 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 Sandia OpenSHMEM NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
 
-v1.4.2rc1
+v1.4.2
 ------
+- This full release includes the changes listed below for v1.4.2rc1 and the
+  following additional change.
+- Improved performance when using OFI thread completion model, by releasing the
+  context lock when blocked in quiet/fence operations.
+
+v1.4.2rc1
+---------
 - Added support for using MPI as the process manager, via --enable-pmi-mpi.
 - Added option to flush stdout/stderr during barrier operations, enabled via
   SHMEM_BARRIERS_FLUSH environment variable.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7afc54a41..b7a9ff7a3 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 dnl Init Autoconf/Automake/Libtool
 
-AC_INIT([Sandia OpenSHMEM], [1.4.2rc1], [https://github.com/Sandia-OpenSHMEM/SOS/issues], [sandia-openshmem], [https://github.com/Sandia-OpenSHMEM/SOS])
+AC_INIT([Sandia OpenSHMEM], [1.4.2], [https://github.com/Sandia-OpenSHMEM/SOS/issues], [sandia-openshmem], [https://github.com/Sandia-OpenSHMEM/SOS])
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([config])