Mapnik v4.2.1 (https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/releases/tag/v4.2.1)

Author: artemp

_posts/blog/2026-01-28-release-4.2.1.md

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+layout: 01_post
+title: "Mapnik 4.2.1 Release"
+author: Artem Pavlenko
+category: Mapnik
+---
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+![image](/images/aurora-borealis-2026.jpg)
+
+Latest Mapnik release is [v4.2.1](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/releases/tag/v4.2.1).
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+For more deatail head to  [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/v4.2.1/CHANGELOG.md#mapnik-421)
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+## Download
+
+Follow the links to [download the official source](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/releases/tag/v4.2.1) directly or grab it from our [downloads page](/pages/downloads.html).
+
+Mapnik team

images/aurora-borealis-2026.jpg

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 ## Latest Release
 
-The latest release is Mapnik v4.2.0.
+The latest release is Mapnik v4.2.1.
 
-## Mapnik 4.2.0
+## Mapnik 4.2.1
 
-Release Date: 30 December 2025
+Release Date: 28 January 2026
 
 ### Source Installation (using SCons)
 
-To build Mapnik v4.2.0 from source either download the [v4.2.0 tarball](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/releases/download/v4.2.0/mapnik-v4.2.0.tar.bz2) or pull directly from github:
+To build Mapnik v4.2.1 from source either download the [v4.2.1 tarball](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/releases/download/v4.2.1/mapnik-v4.2.1.tar.bz2) or pull directly from github:
 
     git clone https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik.git
     cd mapnik
-    git checkout v4.2.0
+    git checkout v4.2.1
     git submodule update --init
     python3 ./scons/scons.py configure
     python3 ./scons/scons.py install -j8
 
-For source install help see the [Install docs](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/v4.2.0/INSTALL.md)
+For source install help see the [Install docs](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/v4.2.1/INSTALL.md)
 
 You can also use git to fetch the latest code (will default to `master` branch):