diff --git a/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Modules/_bsddb.c
index f24c713..c6b569c 100644
--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 /* 40 = 4.0, 33 = 3.3; this will break if the second number is > 9 */
 #define DBVER (DB_VERSION_MAJOR * 10 + DB_VERSION_MINOR)
 
-#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.2.0"
+#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.2.1"
 static char *rcs_id = "$Id$";