diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d352af42..a56623a39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,4 +2,44 @@
 
 <!-- <START NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
 
+## 0.42.0rc0
+
+([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/compare/v0.41.0...d14ba4ab42371a139dadceb56c2458819bee6c53))
+
+### Enhancements made
+
+- Add git stash [#1228](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1228) ([@shawnesquivel](https://github.com/shawnesquivel))
+- Fix files changed and reverting merge commits from the history panel bug [#1227](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1227) ([@basokant](https://github.com/basokant))
+- Adding support for standalone diffs of images [#1223](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1223) ([@basokant](https://github.com/basokant))
+
+### Bugs fixed
+
+- Fix menu entry selection [#1246](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1246) ([@fcollonval](https://github.com/fcollonval))
+- fix switch from a detached head to a branch not working [#1218](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1218) ([@basokant](https://github.com/basokant))
+- fix history panel not rendering when history is empty [#1215](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1215) ([@basokant](https://github.com/basokant))
+
+### Maintenance and upkeep improvements
+
+- Update configuration on latest 3.x template [#1248](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1248) ([@fcollonval](https://github.com/fcollonval))
+- Bump vega from 5.21.0 to 5.23.0 in /ui-tests [#1229](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1229) ([@dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
+- Update pre-commit [#1216](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1216) ([@fcollonval](https://github.com/fcollonval))
+- Bump to 0.41.0 [#1204](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1204) ([@fcollonval](https://github.com/fcollonval))
+
+### Other merged PRs
+
+- Bump json5 from 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 in /ui-tests [#1235](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1235) ([@dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
+- Bump webpack from 5.74.0 to 5.76.1 [#1232](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1232) ([@dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
+- add shawnesquivel as a contributor for code [#1225](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1225) ([@allcontributors](https://github.com/allcontributors))
+- add basokant as a contributor for code [#1224](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1224) ([@allcontributors](https://github.com/allcontributors))
+- bug: modified password placeholder text depending if remote URI is github (Fix #1176) [#1220](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1220) ([@shawnesquivel](https://github.com/shawnesquivel))
+- Bump http-cache-semantics from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 [#1213](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1213) ([@dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
+- Hide overflow for latest item on click [#1212](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1212) ([@ardislu](https://github.com/ardislu))
+- Bump json5 from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 [#1208](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1208) ([@dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
+
+### Contributors to this release
+
+([GitHub contributors page for this release](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/graphs/contributors?from=2022-12-15&to=2023-06-19&type=c))
+
+[@allcontributors](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Aallcontributors+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@ardislu](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Aardislu+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@basokant](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Abasokant+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@dependabot](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Adependabot+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@fcollonval](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Afcollonval+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@github-actions](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Agithub-actions+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@shawnesquivel](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Ashawnesquivel+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues) | [@welcome](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab-git+involves%3Awelcome+updated%3A2022-12-15..2023-06-19&type=Issues)
+
 <!-- <END NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abdf47d93..3132a6c84 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,218 +1,218 @@
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-  },
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+    },
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+        "style/index.js"
+    ],
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+        "style/*.css",
+        "style/index.js"
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+    },
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+    },
+    "husky": {
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         }
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-        "singleton": true
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-        "bundled": false,
-        "singleton": true
-      },
-      "react-dom": {
-        "bundled": false,
-        "singleton": true
-      }
+    "lint-staged": {
+        "*.{ts,tsx}": [
+            "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx --fix"
+        ]
+    },
+    "repository": {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git.git"
+    },
+    "bugs": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/issues"
     },
-    "outputDir": "jupyterlab_git/labextension"
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+        "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.0"
+    },
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+        "discovery": {
+            "server": {
+                "managers": [
+                    "pip",
+                    "conda"
+                ],
+                "base": {
+                    "name": "jupyterlab-git"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "extension": true,
+        "schemaDir": "schema",
+        "sharedPackages": {
+            "@material-ui/core": {
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "@material-ui/icons": {
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "@material-ui/lab": {
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "codemirror": {
+                "bundled": false,
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "nbdime": {
+                "bundled": false,
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "nbdime-jupyterlab": {
+                "bundled": false,
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "react": {
+                "bundled": false,
+                "singleton": true
+            },
+            "react-dom": {
+                "bundled": false,
+                "singleton": true
+            }
+        },
+        "outputDir": "jupyterlab_git/labextension"
+    }
 }