diff --git a/HOWTO.rst b/HOWTO.rst
index 58337ab..ad468c1 100644
--- a/HOWTO.rst
+++ b/HOWTO.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ small - patches welcome.
             will happily serve clients that try to connect directly.
             I use 15.0.4 but older versions likely are fine.
 + x11_hash: Python X11 Hash package. Only required if you use ElectrumX
-            with Dash Network (Both Mainnet and Testnet). Version == 1.4 ;
+            with Dash Mainnet or Testnet.  Version 1.4 tested.
 
 While not requirements for running ElectrumX, it is intended to be run
 with supervisor software such as Daniel Bernstein's daemontools,
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 3243c45..6627a61 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+version 0.4.2
+-------------
+
+- split out JSON RPC protcol handling.  Now more robust and we should
+  fully support JSON RPC 2.0 clients, including batch requests
+  (Electrum client does not yet support these)
+- refactored and cleaned up server handling
+- improved DASH support (thelazier)
+
 version 0.4.1
 -------------