diff --git a/cmake/package-lock.cmake b/cmake/package-lock.cmake
index bea13a2c..6b95179a 100644
--- a/cmake/package-lock.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package-lock.cmake
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CPMDeclarePackage (sharg
                    OPTIONS "INSTALL_SHARG OFF" "INSTALL_TDL OFF" "CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL WARNING" "BUILD_TESTING OFF"
 )
 # seqan3
-set (CHOPPER_SEQAN3_VERSION 3.4.1 CACHE STRING "")
+set (CHOPPER_SEQAN3_VERSION 3.4.2 CACHE STRING "")
 CPMDeclarePackage (seqan3
                    NAME seqan3
                    VERSION ${CHOPPER_SEQAN3_VERSION}