diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3e9d055c722f65f136b097cda85793b16803499..fd20e4fb57f2edf46e54fe21eb92c509fdae9d4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Changelog de SPIP 4.2
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## 4.2.0-alpha - 2023-01-27
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/ecrire/inc_version.php b/ecrire/inc_version.php
index 25bbcf07c1e923066964b9dd96f2ffe68ee263a4..c041fc39e2447dab681b8e22e29ad3028009bef4 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc_version.php
+++ b/ecrire/inc_version.php
@@ -442,9 +442,9 @@ $liste_des_authentifications = [
 // pour specifier les versions de SPIP necessaires
 // il faut s'en tenir a un nombre de decimales fixe
 // ex : 2.0.0, 2.0.0-dev, 2.0.0-beta, 2.0.0-beta2
-$spip_version_branche = '4.2.0-dev';
+$spip_version_branche = '4.2.0-alpha';
 define('_SPIP_VERSION_ID', 40200);
-define('_SPIP_EXTRA_VERSION', '-dev');
+define('_SPIP_EXTRA_VERSION', '-alpha');
 
 // cette version dev accepte tous les plugins compatible avec la version ci-dessous
 // a supprimer en phase beta/rc/release
diff --git a/ecrire/paquet.xml b/ecrire/paquet.xml
index a7aef3b2a0afabedd27f8ccf0656b319db70b14e..f79d35dcd284a211a14b4536d633580df4d85116 100644
--- a/ecrire/paquet.xml
+++ b/ecrire/paquet.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <paquet
 	prefix="spip"
 	categorie="outil"
-	version="4.2.0-dev"
+	version="4.2.0-alpha"
 	etat="dev"
 	compatibilite="];["
-	schema="2021021800"
+	schema="2022022303"
 	documentation="https://www.spip.net"
 	demonstration="https://demo.spip.net"
 	developpement="https://git.spip.net/spip/spip"
diff --git a/plugins-dist.json b/plugins-dist.json
index af397a3bf016c5b9cdc6863d8d077ae9d89a6fc0..f1cbe7b15bb08815c82a6f91d6229d74ac1ee726 100644
--- a/plugins-dist.json
+++ b/plugins-dist.json
@@ -2,106 +2,127 @@
     "aide": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/aide",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/aide.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "archiviste": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/archiviste",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/archiviste.git",
-        "branch": "2.2"
+        "branch": "2.2",
+        "tag": "v2.2.0"
     },
     "bigup": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/bigup",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/bigup.git",
-        "branch": "3.2"
+        "branch": "3.2",
+        "tag": "v3.2.0"
     },
     "compagnon": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/compagnon",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/compagnon.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "compresseur": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/compresseur",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/compresseur.git",
-        "branch": "2.1"
+        "branch": "2.1",
+        "tag": "v2.1.0"
     },
     "dump": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/dump",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/dump.git",
-        "branch": "2.1"
+        "branch": "2.1",
+        "tag": "v2.1.0"
     },
     "filtres_images": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/filtres_images",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/filtres_images.git",
-        "branch": "4.1"
+        "branch": "4.1",
+        "tag": "v4.1.0"
     },
     "forum": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/forum",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/forum.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "mediabox": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/mediabox",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/mediabox.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "medias": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/medias",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/medias.git",
-        "branch": "4.1"
+        "branch": "4.1",
+        "tag": "v4.1.0"
     },
     "mots": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/mots",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/mots.git",
-        "branch": "4.1"
+        "branch": "4.1",
+        "tag": "v4.1.0"
     },
     "plan": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/plan",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/plan.git",
-        "branch": "4.1"
+        "branch": "4.1",
+        "tag": "v4.1.0"
     },
     "porte_plume": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/porte_plume",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/porte_plume.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "revisions": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/revisions",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/revisions.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "safehtml": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/safehtml",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/safehtml.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "sites": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/sites",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/sites.git",
-        "branch": "4.1"
+        "branch": "4.1",
+        "tag": "v4.1.0"
     },
     "statistiques": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/statistiques",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/statistiques.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "svp": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/svp",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/svp.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "textwheel": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/textwheel",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/textwheel.git",
-        "branch": "3.1"
+        "branch": "3.1",
+        "tag": "v3.1.0"
     },
     "urls_etendues": {
         "path": "plugins-dist/urls_etendues",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/urls_etendues.git",
-        "branch": "4.1"
+        "branch": "4.1",
+        "tag": "v4.1.0"
     },
     "dist": {
         "path": "squelettes-dist",
         "source": "https://git.spip.net/spip/dist.git",
-        "branch": "4.2"
+        "branch": "4.2",
+        "tag": "v4.2.0"
     }
-}
+}
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