diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 669ef5b..474063c 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %define        gitver  %(echo %version | tr '.' '-')
 
 Name:          icu
-Version:       74.1
+Version:       74.2
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Set of C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode support
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icu/%{version}/license.html
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/icu-*.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 12 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 74.2-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Sun Oct 29 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 74.1-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist