diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 05adb6902..fccce1573 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.4.2 (2023-09-25)
+
+  * Updated Slovenian translations
+  * Added animation to sidebar navigation expansion and collapse
+  * Added support for auto-replacement of document head for instant navigation
+  * Improved compatibility of new emoji extension with Python < 3.10
+  * Switched regex dependency to use minimal version
+  * Refactored alignment and spacing of sidebar navigation
+  * Fixed expansion button not focusable via keyboard in sidebar navigation
+  * Fixed viewport offset restoration on first load when using instant navigation
+  * Fixed accidental highlight of non-clickable elements in blog plugin sidebar
+  * Fixed #6041: Blog plugin crashes when nav is defined and blog not included
+  * Fixed #5972: Blog plugin ignores section index pages in paginated views
+  * Fixed #5954: Repeated click on anchor ignored when using instant navigation
+  * Fixed #5742: Keyboard navigation broken when using instant navigation
+
+  Updated templates
+
+  * partials/nav-item.html
+  * blog-post.html
+
 mkdocs-material-9.4.1 (2023-09-22)
 
   * Improved colors and contrast in dark mode
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index f6c62513a..81be49a9e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.4.2 <small>September 25, 2023</small> { id="9.4.2" }
+
+- Updated Slovenian translations
+- Added animation to sidebar navigation expansion and collapse
+- Added support for auto-replacement of document head for instant navigation
+- Improved compatibility of new emoji extension with Python < 3.10
+- Switched regex dependency to use minimal version
+- Refactored alignment and spacing of sidebar navigation
+- Fixed expansion button not focusable via keyboard in sidebar navigation
+- Fixed viewport offset restoration on first load when using instant navigation
+- Fixed accidental highlight of non-clickable elements in blog plugin sidebar
+- Fixed #6041: Blog plugin crashes when `nav` is defined and blog not included
+- Fixed #5972: Blog plugin ignores section index pages in paginated views
+- Fixed #5954: Repeated click on anchor ignored when using instant navigation
+- Fixed #5742: Keyboard navigation broken when using instant navigation
+
+__Updated templates__ ([diff](https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/compare/9.4.1...master))
+
+- `partials/nav-item.html`
+- `blog-post.html`
+
 ### 9.4.1 <small>September 22, 2023</small> { id="9.4.1" }
 
 - Improved colors and contrast in dark mode
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index a07baf44f..2b196a910 100644
--- a/material/__init__.py
+++ b/material/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.4.1"
+__version__ = "9.4.2"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index c5bd39a16..bfb535cbf 100644
--- a/material/templates/base.html
+++ b/material/templates/base.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.4.1">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.4.2">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7cef3a986..bc7271b94 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.4.1",
+  "version": "9.4.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.4.1",
+      "version": "9.4.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cd4f91cd..48e60bc47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.4.1",
+  "version": "9.4.2",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",