diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e7247c4c0..88c2bed03 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ matrix:
   include:
     - env:
         - SBT_LOCAL=true
-        - SBT_VERSION_PROP=-Dsbt.version=1.4.1-SNAPSHOT
+        - SBT_VERSION_PROP=-Dsbt.version=1.4.2-SNAPSHOT
         - TRAVIS_JDK=adopt@1.8.0-222
         - SBT_CMD="++$SCALA_213; $UTIL_TESTS; ++$SCALA_212; $UTIL_TESTS; scripted actions/* source-dependencies/*1of3 dependency-management/*1of4 java/*"
 
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9a3265239..fe70d1d5d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import java.nio.file.{ Files, Path => JPath }
 import scala.util.Try
 
 ThisBuild / version := {
-  val v = "1.4.1-SNAPSHOT"
+  // update .travis.yml too for dog fooding
+  val v = "1.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
   nightlyVersion.getOrElse(v)
 }
 ThisBuild / versionScheme := Some("early-semver")