diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 4b79ad3..e857b16 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 1.4.2 (released 2021-02-16)
+
+- adds a new system role "system_process".
+- adds a new identity providing the system process role.
+
 Version 1.4.1 (released 2020-05-07)
 
 - set Sphinx ``<3`` because of errors related to application context
diff --git a/invenio_access/version.py b/invenio_access/version.py
index 7d12205..aada8f0 100644
--- a/invenio_access/version.py
+++ b/invenio_access/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 and parsed by ``setup.py``.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.4.1'
+__version__ = '1.4.2'