diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e84606ac3..b445df759 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ repos:
           )$
     -   id: pkgdown
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.5.0
+    rev: v4.6.0
     hooks: 
     -   id: check-added-large-files
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 8e14b9d07..5c98b6f27 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: precommit
 Title: Pre-Commit Hooks
-Version: 0.4.1.9000
+Version: 0.4.2
 Author: Lorenz Walthert
 Maintainer: Lorenz Walthert <lorenz.walthert@icloud.com>
 Description: Useful git hooks for R building on top of the multi-language
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d5d262716..68f0ab262 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# precommit 0.4.2
+
+Release relax the dependency on third-party error messages in our unit tests (#555).
+
+
 # precommit 0.4.1
 
 This release ensures unit tests can handle the error messages from {styler} 
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
index 57ffbcb97..64dc51fe7 100644
--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-This is a submission due to changes in styler's error messages.
+This is a submission due to enable the pkgdown release since their error 
+message changes.
 
 ## Test environments
 
diff --git a/inst/pre-commit-config-pkg.yaml b/inst/pre-commit-config-pkg.yaml
index 4bceb5a97..5c02a0b28 100644
--- a/inst/pre-commit-config-pkg.yaml
+++ b/inst/pre-commit-config-pkg.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # R specific hooks: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit
-    rev: v0.4.1
+    rev: v0.4.2
     hooks:
     -   id: style-files
         args: [--style_pkg=styler, --style_fun=tidyverse_style]    
diff --git a/inst/pre-commit-config-proj.yaml b/inst/pre-commit-config-proj.yaml
index dcf7be251..5bca69c49 100644
--- a/inst/pre-commit-config-proj.yaml
+++ b/inst/pre-commit-config-proj.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # R specific hooks: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit
-    rev: v0.4.1
+    rev: v0.4.2
     hooks: 
     -   id: style-files
         args: [--style_pkg=styler, --style_fun=tidyverse_style]