diff --git a/Config_File.class.php b/Config_File.class.php
index 5606d63e..2514efaa 100644
--- a/Config_File.class.php
+++ b/Config_File.class.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * http://www.phpinsider.com
  *
  * @link http://www.phpinsider.com
- * @version 2.4.1
+ * @version 2.4.2
  * @copyright Copyright: 2001,2002 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  * @access public
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2951ed1b..3729edae 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+Version 2.4.2 (Feb 11, 2003)
+----------------------------
     - support embedded variables in objects (Monte)
     - fix bug with objects with no properties (M Mohr, Monte)
     - support full dollar var syntax in quoted text (Monte)
     - fixed bug in $smarty.const.FOO introduced in 2.4.1 (M
       Mohr, Monte)
 
-Version 2.4.1
--------------
+Version 2.4.1 (Feb 6, 2003)
+---------------------------
 
     - ignore case in IF statements (Rainer Collet, Monte)
     - treat undefined constants as null (Ferdinand Beyer, Monte)
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@ Version 2.4.1
     - added support for math operators in if statements (Monte)
     - added support for $foo->bar[$x].blah syntax (Monte)
 
-Version 2.4.0
--------------
+Version 2.4.0 (Feb 2, 2003)
+---------------------------
 
     - fix known problems with php tag handling in templates
       (recursion, echoing <?xml tags) (Monte)
@@ -54,8 +56,8 @@ Version 2.4.0
       Massimiliano Perantoni)
     - added mailto plugin to dist.  (Monte)
 
-Version 2.3.1
--------------
+Version 2.3.1 (Nov 19, 2002)
+----------------------------
 
     - added optgroup support to html_options (Monte, Robert
       Amos)
@@ -69,8 +71,8 @@ Version 2.3.1
       Hagerty)
     - added textformat block function (Monte)
 
-Version 2.3.0
--------------
+Version 2.3.0 (Aug 7, 2002)
+---------------------------
 
     - added assign_by_ref() and append_by_ref() functions
       (Bob Silva, Monte)
@@ -94,8 +96,8 @@ Version 2.3.0
     - fix bug with debug_tpl file path with Windows (.SMK., Monte)
     - fix append() function with string/array problem (Monte)
 
-Version 2.2.0
--------------
+Version 2.2.0 (July 11, 2002)
+-----------------------------
 
     - make debug.tpl work with any delimiter (Monte)
     - change logic in assign() and append() to test var names
diff --git a/README b/README
index 3ad0e417..d65113e3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME:
 
     Smarty - the PHP compiling template engine
 
-VERSION: 2.4.1
+VERSION: 2.4.2
 
 AUTHORS:
     
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 45334915..75ee5cf9 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.4.2
+-----
+Another point release. Added support for dynamic object reference syntax
+($foo->$bar), support for full variable syntax within quotes ("$foo[0].bar"),
+and other minor fixes. See the NEWS file for full details.
+
 2.4.1
 -----
 
diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index ae12c665..d9385095 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  * @author Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  * @package Smarty
- * @version 2.4.1
+ * @version 2.4.2
  */
 
 /**
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class Smarty
 	 *
 	 * @var string
 	 */
-    var $_version              = '2.4.1';
+    var $_version              = '2.4.2';
 
 	/**
 	 * current template inclusion depth
diff --git a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index aae73a17..4d65a240 100644
--- a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  *
- * Version:     2.4.1
+ * Version:     2.4.2
  * Copyright:   2001,2002 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
diff --git a/libs/Config_File.class.php b/libs/Config_File.class.php
index 5606d63e..2514efaa 100644
--- a/libs/Config_File.class.php
+++ b/libs/Config_File.class.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * http://www.phpinsider.com
  *
  * @link http://www.phpinsider.com
- * @version 2.4.1
+ * @version 2.4.2
  * @copyright Copyright: 2001,2002 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  * @access public
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index ae12c665..d9385095 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  * @author Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  * @package Smarty
- * @version 2.4.1
+ * @version 2.4.2
  */
 
 /**
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class Smarty
 	 *
 	 * @var string
 	 */
-    var $_version              = '2.4.1';
+    var $_version              = '2.4.2';
 
 	/**
 	 * current template inclusion depth
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index aae73a17..4d65a240 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  *
- * Version:     2.4.1
+ * Version:     2.4.2
  * Copyright:   2001,2002 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or