diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3c99644d8144cbe5224fda830fe50bce0398c6a3..7e2e11720a126c606f038ca35791be12d368c5a7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 New features and significant updates in version...
 
+Major changes in 42.0:
+- Updated appdata screenshots
+- Fix screenshot functionality not working since the port to
+  the OpenGL video widget
+- Translations updates
+
 Major changes in 42.beta:
 - Port video widget from obsolete Clutter to OpenGL
 - Move subtitles and audio track selection to its own menu
diff --git a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Totem.appdata.xml.in.in b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Totem.appdata.xml.in.in
index ffd32d3542d6d22b5aaef56300dc9b0ac0982a19..2f0cb312f0ecee016afb52fa3ef0cde0922b4db2 100644
--- a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Totem.appdata.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Totem.appdata.xml.in.in
@@ -35,6 +35,23 @@
   <translation type="gettext">totem</translation>
   <launchable type="desktop-id">@APPLICATION_ID@.desktop</launchable>
   <releases>
+    <release version="42.0" date="2022-03-18">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          We are proud to announce Videos 3.34.0 as the latest stable version.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          This new version stops relying on clutter for its video output. The
+          old GNOME media-keys API was removed, and replaced by builtin MPRIS
+          support.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          The subtitles and audio tracks selections are now made through a separate
+          menu. A number of new keyboard shortcuts were also added, which can
+          be found in the keyboard shortcuts dialog.
+        </p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="3.38.0" date="2020-09-10">
       <description>
         <p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1a7e587407eeb521e03d4b0209f8021fd39afc12..e0945335c22424a7dfebcd240f2fa6ed16d5aa0d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(
   'totem', 'c',
-  version: '42.beta',
+  version: '42.0',
   license: 'GPL2+ with exception',
   default_options: 'buildtype=debugoptimized',
   meson_version: '>= 0.50.0'
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ if is_stable
     find_program('check-news.sh').path(),
     '@0@'.format(meson.project_version()),
     'NEWS',
-    'data/appdata/org.gnome.Totem.appdata.xml.in'
+    'data/appdata/org.gnome.Totem.appdata.xml.in.in'
   )
 else
   meson.add_dist_script(