diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fdcf309..7c172cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.4.2](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-common/compare/v1.4.1...v1.4.2) (2023-09-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* avoid too agressive imports in order to maintain compatibility with older scripts ([4c803d9](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-common/commit/4c803d9b0f07feb53eda6faf4786c2b7ec48cc9f))
+
 ## [1.4.1](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-common/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1) (2023-09-19)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 77ffab4..60edb75 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "snakemake-interface-common"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.4.2"
 description = "Common functions and classes for Snakemake and its plugins"
 authors = ["Johannes Koester <johannes.koester@uni-due.de>"]
 readme = "README.md"