diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 95f44a5d..41123648 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.4.1-beta.1"
+    ".": "2.4.2-beta.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67bf43ce..98ea9fbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.4.2-beta.1](https://github.com/damacus/robovac/compare/v2.4.1-beta.1...v2.4.2-beta.1) (2026-05-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* preserve original bytes for binary v3.5 payloads ([#477](https://github.com/damacus/robovac/issues/477)) ([ec5586a](https://github.com/damacus/robovac/commit/ec5586a8b9ffd85d73ca8d46dd4426637c88a163))
+
 ## [2.4.1-beta.1](https://github.com/damacus/robovac/compare/v2.4.0-beta.1...v2.4.1-beta.1) (2026-05-17)
 
 
diff --git a/custom_components/robovac/manifest.json b/custom_components/robovac/manifest.json
index 38e23753..14baf747 100644
--- a/custom_components/robovac/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/robovac/manifest.json
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
     "iot_class": "local_polling",
     "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/damacus/robovac/issues",
     "requirements": [],
-    "version": "2.4.1-beta.1"
+    "version": "2.4.2-beta.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cab7d95d..f711dd4a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "robovac"
-version = "2.4.1-beta.1"
+version = "2.4.2-beta.1"
 description = "Eufy RoboVac integration for Home Assistant"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13.0"