diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d357f9d..43b2d791 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ packer {
   required_version = ">= 1.7.0"
   required_plugins {
     vsphere = {
-      version = ">= 1.4.1"
+      version = ">= 1.4.2"
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/vsphere"
     }
   }
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index b80d05c6..38dc3216 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/version"
 
 var (
 	Version           = "1.4.2"
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 	VersionMetadata   = ""
 	PluginVersion     = version.NewPluginVersion(Version, VersionPrerelease, VersionMetadata)
 )