diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 78a85369..d9c1113d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
       ]
     }
   },
-  ".": "0.42.3"
+  ".": "0.42.4"
 }
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b5f0eef..ac6d7b0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.42.4](https://github.com/varfish-org/annonars/compare/v0.42.3...v0.42.4) (2025-01-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use external sort during `clinvar-genes import` ([#640](https://github.com/varfish-org/annonars/issues/640)) ([10889c7](https://github.com/varfish-org/annonars/commit/10889c7b26e18b5725504c6b52d5b61c4d643063))
+
 ## [0.42.3](https://github.com/varfish-org/annonars/compare/v0.42.2...v0.42.3) (2024-11-22)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0f2380dc..3cd75fef 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "annonars"
-version = "0.42.3"
+version = "0.42.4"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 459918df..a95b1393 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "annonars"
-version = "0.42.3"
+version = "0.42.4"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Manuel Holtgrewe <manuel.holtgrewe@bih-charite.de>"]
 description = "Genome annotation based on Rust and RocksDB"