diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4bce58a..507912c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.41.0"
+  ".": "1.42.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f41c9df..7b672fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.42.0](https://github.com/sandworm-hq/sandworm-audit/compare/audit-v1.41.0...audit-v1.42.0) (2023-05-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* root project vulnerability scan now optional ([ffc121d](https://github.com/sandworm-hq/sandworm-audit/commit/ffc121d98413005fc685175f18211ce3ff12143e))
+
 ## [1.41.0](https://github.com/sandworm-hq/sandworm-audit/compare/audit-v1.40.0...audit-v1.41.0) (2023-05-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6a7b2c5..48b3015 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sandworm/audit",
-  "version": "1.41.0",
+  "version": "1.42.0",
   "description": "Security & License Compliance For Your App's Dependencies 🪱",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "bin": {