diff --git a/.github/last-release-runid b/.github/last-release-runid
index ad4ec8d9ee..b03b2c3d21 100644
--- a/.github/last-release-runid
+++ b/.github/last-release-runid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-11968243089
+12083345557
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcd3870937..42433a5dd9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 8.42.0-beta.1
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 969d007e59..2e5453de8c 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ let package = Package(
     targets: [
         .binaryTarget(
                     name: "Sentry",
-                    url: "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/download/8.41.0/Sentry.xcframework.zip",
-                    checksum: "4a984752ba9c6eff4ead2ebebda2efbf875e97faf2817227a7bb6d962df94d5b" //Sentry-Static
+                    url: "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/download/8.42.0-beta.1/Sentry.xcframework.zip",
+                    checksum: "77455b7b8aa3d4f80f2d393b1eed3e161b3d8b51a240065b9f50b73c60f2d58b" //Sentry-Static
                 ),
         .binaryTarget(
                     name: "Sentry-Dynamic",
-                    url: "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/download/8.41.0/Sentry-Dynamic.xcframework.zip",
-                    checksum: "5d211f49731975b33374140f53fedbabb17205294f22aeec3f6abb54441e5b34" //Sentry-Dynamic
+                    url: "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/download/8.42.0-beta.1/Sentry-Dynamic.xcframework.zip",
+                    checksum: "941a36b4a6ea4b3c1552041c5edd9ea43b572ef23a042aa75684057a03f0a92a" //Sentry-Dynamic
                 ),
         .target ( name: "SentrySwiftUI",
                   dependencies: ["Sentry", "SentryInternal"],
diff --git a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/Sample.xcconfig b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/Sample.xcconfig
index 587abe8f9d..043d1c6bc4 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/Sample.xcconfig
+++ b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/Sample.xcconfig
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MARKETING_VERSION = 8.41.0
+MARKETING_VERSION = 8.42.0
diff --git a/Sentry.podspec b/Sentry.podspec
index 09059fdb38..74e12a5dc7 100644
--- a/Sentry.podspec
+++ b/Sentry.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "Sentry"
-  s.version      = "8.41.0"
+  s.version      = "8.42.0-beta.1"
   s.summary      = "Sentry client for cocoa"
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa"
   s.license      = "mit"
diff --git a/SentryPrivate.podspec b/SentryPrivate.podspec
index 970eeccb5b..ae2c736024 100644
--- a/SentryPrivate.podspec
+++ b/SentryPrivate.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "SentryPrivate"
-  s.version      = "8.41.0"
+  s.version      = "8.42.0-beta.1"
   s.summary      = "Sentry Private Library."
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa"
   s.license      = "mit"
diff --git a/SentrySwiftUI.podspec b/SentrySwiftUI.podspec
index 1336a1ddbe..1e2bd8a828 100644
--- a/SentrySwiftUI.podspec
+++ b/SentrySwiftUI.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "SentrySwiftUI"
-  s.version      = "8.41.0"
+  s.version      = "8.42.0-beta.1"
   s.summary      = "Sentry client for SwiftUI"
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa"
   s.license      = "mit"
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.watchos.framework = 'WatchKit'
 
   s.source_files = "Sources/SentrySwiftUI/**/*.{swift,h,m}"
-  s.dependency 'Sentry', "8.41.0"
+  s.dependency 'Sentry', "8.42.0-beta.1"
 end
diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig b/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig
index 9b74829c59..26f39d37a7 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE = @rpath
 MACH_O_TYPE = mh_dylib
 FRAMEWORK_VERSION = A
 
-CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 8.41.0
+CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 8.42.0
 
 ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO
 CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = YES
diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/SentrySwiftUI.xcconfig b/Sources/Configuration/SentrySwiftUI.xcconfig
index 5e5e154039..586e49c3ea 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/SentrySwiftUI.xcconfig
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/SentrySwiftUI.xcconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PRODUCT_NAME = SentrySwiftUI
-CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 8.41.0
+CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 8.42.0
 
 MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.15
 IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m
index 0cb87ec33b..bb9941b03b 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ @implementation SentryMeta
 // Don't remove the static keyword. If you do the compiler adds the constant name to the global
 // symbol table and it might clash with other constants. When keeping the static keyword the
 // compiler replaces all occurrences with the value.
-static NSString *versionString = @"8.41.0";
+static NSString *versionString = @"8.42.0-beta.1";
 static NSString *sdkName = @"sentry.cocoa";
 
 + (NSString *)versionString
diff --git a/Tests/HybridSDKTest/HybridPod.podspec b/Tests/HybridSDKTest/HybridPod.podspec
index 2e773b0ce3..bac202d556 100644
--- a/Tests/HybridSDKTest/HybridPod.podspec
+++ b/Tests/HybridSDKTest/HybridPod.podspec
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.requires_arc = true
   s.frameworks = 'Foundation'
   s.swift_versions = "5.5"
-  s.dependency "Sentry/HybridSDK", "8.41.0"
+  s.dependency "Sentry/HybridSDK", "8.42.0-beta.1"
   s.source_files = "HybridTest.swift"
 end