diff --git a/validator/base_validator/__init__.py b/validator/base_validator/__init__.py
index 188c775e..b912a058 100644
--- a/validator/base_validator/__init__.py
+++ b/validator/base_validator/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from .metrics import *
 
-API_VERSION = "4.2.0"
+API_VERSION = "4.2.1"
diff --git a/validator/weight_setting/validator.py b/validator/weight_setting/validator.py
index ddb7d1d4..0a490ba7 100644
--- a/validator/weight_setting/validator.py
+++ b/validator/weight_setting/validator.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 from .wandb_args import add_wandb_args
 from .winner_selection import get_scores, get_contestant_scores
 
-VALIDATOR_VERSION: tuple[int, int, int] = (4, 2, 0)
+VALIDATOR_VERSION: tuple[int, int, int] = (4, 2, 1)
 VALIDATOR_VERSION_STRING = ".".join(map(str, VALIDATOR_VERSION))
 
 WEIGHTS_VERSION = (