diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 474e5c1c7..fca87cc2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Format adapted from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), al
 - the built-in `sol observer install` command is gone. linux and tmux observers now install from their own published packages: `pipx install solstone-linux` (or `solstone-tmux`), `solstone-linux install-service` (or `solstone-tmux install-service`), then `sol observer create <name>` mints a key you give the observer. the macOS observer continues to come from the signed app bundle at solstone.app/observers.
 - the bundled per-provider install commands are gone — `sol call settings providers install` now accepts `local` only (cogitate runs out of the box for hosted providers with a key set), and `uninstall`/`disable`/`enable`/`validate-key` are removed entirely. local install continues to work via `sol call settings providers install local`.
 
+## [0.4.2] - 2026-05-26
+
+### fixed
+- on a fresh install, `journal setup` could stop on a doctor check that flagged the `sol` command on your machine as out of place — even when it was the one journal had just put there. if you hit this setting up 0.4.1, this resolves it.
+
 ## [0.4.1] - 2026-05-26
 
 ### fixed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a2cb1d299..6ee927663 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "solstone"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 description = "Navigate Life Intelligently"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 010443e63..29fc0e75e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -4317,7 +4317,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "solstone"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anthropic" },