diff --git a/palm/xwords4defines.h b/palm/xwords4defines.h
index acc4019b0..44cb3c971 100644
--- a/palm/xwords4defines.h
+++ b/palm/xwords4defines.h
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* versioning stuff */
-#define XW_PALM_VERSION_STRING "4.2a1"
+#define XW_PALM_VERSION_STRING "4.2a2"
 #define CUR_PREFS_VERS 0x0405