diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff3c8978..00b32458 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ 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/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.42.0] - 2025-03-17
 * fix(plugins): properly focus pane after tab was closed in the plugin API (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/3797)
 * fix(plugins): properly pad UI components background to their declared width (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/3806)
 * feat(plugins): allow plugins to change their own `/host` folder under a new FullHdAccess permission (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/3827)
diff --git a/example/default.kdl b/example/default.kdl
index e04601b1..298127b0 100644
--- a/example/default.kdl
+++ b/example/default.kdl
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ plugins {
     }
     configuration location="zellij:configuration"
     plugin-manager location="zellij:plugin-manager"
+    about location="zellij:about"
 }
 
 // Plugins to load in the background when a new session starts
@@ -421,12 +422,12 @@ load_plugins {
 //
 // stacked_resize false
 
-// Whether to show tips on startup
-// Default: true
-//
-// show_tips_on_startup false
-
 // Whether to show release notes on first version run
 // Default: true
 //
 // show_release_notes false
+
+// Whether to show startup tips on session start
+// Default: true
+//
+// show_startup_tips false
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