diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
index 778e3411..6ffce81d 100755
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def test_django_upgrade_passes(cookies, context_override):
     try:
         sh.django_upgrade(
             "--target-version",
-            "4.1",
+            "4.2",
             *python_files,
             _cwd=str(result.project_path),
         )
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 91a50b97..4fe4778b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ repos:
     rev: '1.13.0'
     hooks:
       - id: django-upgrade
-        args: ['--target-version', '4.1']
+        args: ['--target-version', '4.2']
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.6.0