diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 34a3350a9..132ec753b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.2.0"
+  ".": "4.2.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e12b934c..2934911bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,26 @@ This file is maintained by [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/releas
 from Conventional Commit messages; release sections are generated on release,
 not hand-edited in PRs.
 
+## [4.2.2](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/compare/v4.2.1...v4.2.2) (2026-07-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enable full SOC lab in default config so init+start works ([#727](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/727)) ([0d18d7d](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/0d18d7d27b42de2f49b408a4c4a8d23a06fe8389))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **troubleshooting:** triage 'Up (unhealthy)' containers — memory-tight vs daemons-crashed ([#726](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/726)) ([46b7b3e](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/46b7b3eaed0942f478f965db0b889914c205766b))
+
+## [4.2.1](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1) (2026-07-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** document release-please title parsing ([a92119d](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/a92119dad58a513bf4e3bbc4a577d65ad3e86221))
+* **release:** document release-please title parsing ([#717](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/issues/717)) ([e2746f3](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/commit/e2746f356fbb1e842bf4126f08e3ac1d2f6133c2))
+
 ## [4.2.0](https://github.com/Brad-Edwards/aptl/compare/v4.1.2...v4.2.0) (2026-07-08)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6ab44d0e9..b6e26d785 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aptl-labs"
-version = "4.2.0"
+version = "4.2.2"
 description = "Advanced Purple Team Lab CLI"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/src/aptl/__init__.py b/src/aptl/__init__.py
index a269c3f90..65052c683 100644
--- a/src/aptl/__init__.py
+++ b/src/aptl/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # pyproject.toml, not this src-layout __init__.py). Keep the annotation comment
 # on the same line as the literal, and keep the literal equal to pyproject's
 # `version` — test_version_consistency.py enforces the latter.
-__version__ = "4.2.0"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "4.2.2"  # x-release-please-version