diff --git a/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml b/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml
index fea06197f43..25d07b36e56 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 9.4.1-closedown0
+version: 9.4.2-rc1
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
 
-appVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+appVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 511ea27f3f4..9902710fdbf 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ $lvars.serviceName | quote }}
   labels:
-    helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+    helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
     {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $.root "instance" $lvars.serviceName ) | indent 4 }}
 {{- if $lvars.labels }}
 {{ toYaml $lvars.labels | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml
index 5d6f737b6d4..8d579fb7ee8 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "dafilesrv" "name" "dafilesrv" "instance" .name) | indent 8 }}
         server: {{ .name | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
       annotations:
         checksum/config: {{ $configSHA }}
     spec:
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml
index c63af7b3e9d..e1f40148154 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ $dali.name | quote }}
         server: {{ $dali.name | quote }}
         app: dali
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml
index 6493f65a2ed..ae67a3f6fe3 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "dfuserver" "name" "dfuserver" "instance" .name) | indent 8 }}
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml
index 5f6b2016f1a..e9f62b199fc 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ data:
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" $apptype "name" "eclagent" "instance" $appJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
             accessDali: "yes"
             accessEsp: "yes"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+            helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey .me "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .me.labels | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: {{ .useChildProcesses | default false | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml
index 0ffece8ac94..52ded91fd9a 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ data:
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclccserver" "name" "eclccserver" "instance" $compileJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
             accessDali: "yes"
             accessEsp: "yes"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+            helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey .me "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .me.labels | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: {{ .useChildProcesses | default false | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml
index 714d25b1f88..b50a24c8a84 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "no"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml
index f2a0ff0cd7f..b021c484a64 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ spec:
         server: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         app: {{ $application }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "name" $application "component" "esp" "instance" .name) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml
index 5c52a2f327a..665009cbeaf 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
         server: {{ $servername | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "roxie-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $roxie.name) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml
index b4abfa4a1df..39b01d15d1d 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "topology-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $commonCtx.toponame) | indent 8 }}
         run: {{ $commonCtx.toponame | quote }}
         roxie-cluster: {{ $roxie.name | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel"  $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8}}
 {{- end }}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ $commonCtx.toponame | quote }}
   labels:
-    helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+    helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
     {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "topology-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $commonCtx.toponame) | indent 4 }}
 spec:
   ports:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ spec:
         roxie-cluster: {{ $roxie.name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "roxie-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $servername) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8}}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ spec:
         roxie-cluster: {{ $roxie.name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8}}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml
index 174ae29b7d5..c29bb4afd4a 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ $serviceName | quote }}
         server: {{ $serviceName | quote }}
         accessDali: {{ (has "dali" $sasha.access) | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
 {{- if hasKey $sasha "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml $sasha.labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml
index e66feb175a0..2c94c542768 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ data:
           labels:
             accessDali: "yes"
             accessEsp: "yes"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+            helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclagent" "name" "thor" "instance" $eclAgentJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-job" .eclAgentName)) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey .me "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .me.labels | indent 12 }}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ data:
             accessEsp: "yes"
             app: "thor"
             component: "thormanager"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+            helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
             instance: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             job: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "thormanager" "name" "thor" "instance" $thorManagerJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-thormanager-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ data:
             accessEsp: "yes"
             app: "thor"
             component: "thorworker"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+            helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
             instance: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             job: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "thorworker" "name" "thor" "instance" $thorWorkerJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-thorworker-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ spec:
         accessEsp: {{ $commonCtx.eclAgentUseChildProcesses | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
         app: "thor"
         component: "thor-eclagent"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
         instance: {{ $commonCtx.eclAgentName | quote }}
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclagent" "name" "thor" "instance" $commonCtx.eclAgentName ) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $commonCtx.me "labels" }}
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ spec:
         accessEsp: "no"
         app: "thor"
         component: "thor-thoragent"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.1-closedown0
+        helmVersion: 9.4.2-rc1
         instance: {{ $commonCtx.thorAgentName | quote }}
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclagent" "name" "thor" "instance" $commonCtx.thorAgentName ) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $commonCtx.me "labels" }}
diff --git a/version.cmake b/version.cmake
index 87be8eeb764..95d9a782f67 100644
--- a/version.cmake
+++ b/version.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set ( HPCC_NAME "Community Edition" )
 set ( HPCC_PROJECT "community" )
 set ( HPCC_MAJOR 9 )
 set ( HPCC_MINOR 4 )
-set ( HPCC_POINT 1 )
-set ( HPCC_MATURITY "closedown" )
-set ( HPCC_SEQUENCE 0 )
+set ( HPCC_POINT 2 )
+set ( HPCC_MATURITY "rc" )
+set ( HPCC_SEQUENCE 1 )
 ###