diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b2478da..ea7ece4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -162,3 +162,9 @@ Changelog
         package supplying uuidgen. If uuidgen is not present, the mysql
         user would be created with a blank password.
 
+1.4.2 - 2024-06-27
+    - Fixed bug introduced in version 1.4.1 in writeups.php where open 
+        writeups prior to the current day weren't displayed on the 
+        "View Open Writeups" page.
+    - Removed open, closed, and deferred constant definitions from common.php
+        since only one was ever used, and that in only one place.
diff --git a/distfiles/CHANGELOG b/distfiles/CHANGELOG
index 3f764e3..5695c33 100644
--- a/distfiles/CHANGELOG
+++ b/distfiles/CHANGELOG
@@ -163,3 +163,10 @@ Changelog
 	- Updated the installer script (install.sh) to check for and install the
         package supplying uuidgen. If uuidgen is not present, the mysql
         user would be created with a blank password.
+
+1.4.2 - 2024-06-27
+    - Fixed bug introduced in version 1.4.1 in writeups.php where open 
+        writeups prior to the current day weren't displayed on the 
+        "View Open Writeups" page.
+    - Removed open, closed, and deferred constant definitions from common.php
+        since only one was ever used, and that in only one place.
diff --git a/distfiles/common.php b/distfiles/common.php
index bb77b63..cb5e7f7 100644
--- a/distfiles/common.php
+++ b/distfiles/common.php
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ $functional_no_short=FUNCTIONAL_NO_SHORT;
 $access_mode=ACCESS_MODE;
 
 // define some other constants
-define("STAT_OPEN",1);
-define("STAT_CLOSED",2);
-define("STAT_DEFERRED",3);
 define("ADMIN",2);
 define("USER",1);
 
diff --git a/distfiles/writeups.php b/distfiles/writeups.php
index 1e9eec8..7ad682b 100644
--- a/distfiles/writeups.php
+++ b/distfiles/writeups.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function opentable($incoming,$start_date,$end_date,$print,$drs_db,$viewtype="sum
     echo "
     </form>
     ";
-    $writeup=mysqli_query($drs_db,"select * from writeups where status=".STAT_OPEN." and report_date between \"$start_date\" and \"$end_date\" order by report_date desc,report_time desc");
+    $writeup=mysqli_query($drs_db,"select * from writeups where status=1 and report_date between \"$start_date\" and \"$end_date\" order by report_date desc,report_time desc");
     if (mysqli_num_rows($writeup)) {
         $now=date("H:i  l");
         echo "
@@ -407,6 +407,14 @@ if (isset($showyesterday)) {
     $start_date=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($drs_db,"select date_sub(curdate(),interval 1 day)"))[0];
     $end_date=$start_date;
 }
+if (isset($show7day)) {
+    $start_date=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($drs_db,"select date_sub(curdate(),interval 7 day)"))[0];
+    $end_date=$today;
+}
+if (isset($show30day)) {
+    $start_date=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($drs_db,"select date_sub(curdate(),interval 30 day)"))[0];
+    $end_date=$today;
+}
 
 if (isset($showdays) && $showdays != "") {
     $minmaxqry=mysqli_query($drs_db,"select min(report_date),max(report_date) from writeups");
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4aeb574..e7b7f2e 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 
-DRS_VERSION="1.4.0"
+DRS_VERSION="1.4.2"
 DOC_ROOT="/var/www"
 INSTALL_LOC="opendrs"
 APACHE_USER="www-data"
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ then
                 # apply database updates
                 mysql -u"$curr_username" -f -D $curr_dbname < opendrs-update.sql >/dev/null 2>&1
                 # apply updates to existing db.php
-                ./opendrs-update.sh $install_path
+                bash ./opendrs-update.sh $install_path
                 # copy distribution to install location
                 echo "Installing distribution . . ."
                 cp -R distfiles/* $install_path
diff --git a/opendrs-update.sql b/opendrs-update.sql
index b387de2..11bf9ce 100644
--- a/opendrs-update.sql
+++ b/opendrs-update.sql
@@ -249,5 +249,15 @@ WHERE NOT EXISTS
 SELECT `name` FROM `config` WHERE `name` = "access_mode"
 ) LIMIT 1
 ;
-
 -- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 1.4.1 -------------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE config SET value="1.4.1",defaultvalue="1.4.1" WHERE name="drs_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 1.4.2 -------------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE config SET value="1.4.2",defaultvalue="1.4.2" WHERE name="drs_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+