diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 34e60736e..b6fe84032 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ endif()
 
 # set up versioning.
 set(DF_VERSION "0.42.06")
-SET(DFHACK_RELEASE "alpha1")
+SET(DFHACK_RELEASE "alpha2")
 SET(DFHACK_PRERELEASE TRUE)
 
 set(DFHACK_VERSION "${DF_VERSION}-${DFHACK_RELEASE}")
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 8721a9385..54b986e73 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ New Features
 
 Fixes
 -----
-- Fixed a crash bug caused by the historical figures DFHack uses to store persistent data. 
+- Fixed a crash bug caused by the historical figures DFHack uses to store persistent data.
 - More plugins should recognize non-dwarf citizens
 - Fixed a possible crash from cloning jobs
 - `confirm` note-delete: No longer interferes with name entry