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-#### 1.5.40 March 24th 2025 ####
+#### 1.5.42 May 21st 2025 ####
 
-* [Bump AkkaVersion from 1.5.39 to 1.5.40](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.40)
+* [Bump AkkaVersion from 1.5.40 to 1.5.42](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.42)
+* [Fix `.WithDistributedData()` to start `DistributedDataProvider` automatically](https://github.com/akkadotnet/Akka.Hosting/pull/597)