From 2fb749e4bb0da637ca26be0442930a5ad84f54f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Mattson <35585003+moonbox3@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:08:02 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Python: Bump Python pkg version to 1.42.0 for a release.
 (#14007)

### Motivation and Context

Bump Python pkg version to 1.42.0 for a release.

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### Description

Bump Python pkg version to 1.42.0 for a release.

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 python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py b/python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py
index 79b0f3f3cc..090bd7d0cd 100644
--- a/python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py
+++ b/python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from semantic_kernel.kernel import Kernel
 
-__version__ = "1.41.3"
+__version__ = "1.42.0"
 
 DEFAULT_RC_VERSION = f"{__version__}-rc9"