diff --git a/VERSION_MATRIX.md b/VERSION_MATRIX.md
index c158288b03f03ce31caa6fd08c3f849ba7402912..bf56114c9c20948f2770929c9cd86e7fae23f3f9 100644
--- a/VERSION_MATRIX.md
+++ b/VERSION_MATRIX.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | R     | CTAN date  | Quarto      |
 |:------|:-----------|:------------|
-| 4.4.2 |            | 1.6.40      |
+| 4.4.2 |            | 1.6.42      |
 | 4.4.1 | 2024‑10‑31 | 1.5.57      |
 | 4.4.0 | 2024‑06‑14 | 1.4.555     |
 | 4.3.3 | 2024‑04‑24 | 1.4.553     |
diff --git a/verse/latest.Dockerfile b/verse/latest.Dockerfile
index 1b6c88aa5d0c14708671fae0245495f388dfe2a0..897e86a90635fcdaf5a3f17ae330884483e7d439 100644
--- a/verse/latest.Dockerfile
+++ b/verse/latest.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILD_ON_IMAGE=glcr.b-data.ch/jupyterlab/r/tidyverse
 ARG R_VERSION
 ARG CODE_BUILTIN_EXTENSIONS_DIR=/opt/code-server/lib/vscode/extensions
-ARG QUARTO_VERSION=1.6.40
+ARG QUARTO_VERSION=1.6.42
 ARG CTAN_REPO=https://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet
 
 FROM ${BUILD_ON_IMAGE}:${R_VERSION}