diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ea022114ebb..74337864f53 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-lite",
  "gitoxide-core",
  "gix",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "is-terminal",
  "once_cell",
  "prodash 29.0.2",
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gix-diff",
  "gix-dir",
  "gix-discover 0.39.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-glob 0.19.0",
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "document-features",
  "gix-config-value",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-glob 0.19.0",
  "gix-path 0.10.15",
  "gix-ref 0.51.0",
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-features"
-version = "0.41.1"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "bytes",
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "fastrand",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-path 0.10.15",
  "gix-utils 0.2.0",
  "is_ci",
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
  "bstr",
  "document-features",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-path 0.10.15",
  "gix-testtools",
  "serde",
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ version = "0.17.0"
 dependencies = [
  "document-features",
  "faster-hex 0.10.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-testtools",
  "serde",
  "sha1-checked",
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "filetime",
  "fnv",
  "gix-bitmap 0.2.14",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-lock 17.0.0",
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "filetime",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-index 0.39.0",
  "gix-object 0.48.0",
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "document-features",
  "gix-actor 0.34.0",
  "gix-date 0.9.4",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.0",
  "gix-odb",
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "document-features",
  "gix-date 0.9.4",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.0",
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "filetime",
  "gix-actor 0.34.0",
  "gix-date 0.9.4",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-object 0.48.0",
  "gix-odb",
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "document-features",
  "gix-chunk 0.4.11",
  "gix-diff",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-hashtable 0.8.0",
  "gix-object 0.48.0",
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ name = "gix-pack-tests"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-object 0.48.0",
  "gix-odb",
@@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-lite",
  "gix-credentials",
  "gix-date 0.9.4",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-lock 17.0.0",
  "gix-negotiate",
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "document-features",
  "gix-actor 0.34.0",
  "gix-date 0.9.4",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-lock 17.0.0",
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gix-actor 0.34.0",
  "gix-date 0.9.4",
  "gix-discover 0.39.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-lock 17.0.0",
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "filetime",
  "gix-diff",
  "gix-dir",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "filetime",
  "gix-diff",
  "gix-dir",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
@@ -2697,7 +2697,7 @@ version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-config",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-path 0.10.15",
  "gix-pathspec",
  "gix-refspec",
@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-lite",
  "gix-command",
  "gix-credentials",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
  "gix-pack",
  "gix-packetline",
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "bstr",
  "document-features",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-path 0.10.15",
  "gix-testtools",
  "percent-encoding",
@@ -2937,7 +2937,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "document-features",
  "gix-attributes 0.25.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-glob 0.19.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ name = "gix-worktree-state"
 version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-glob 0.19.0",
@@ -2972,7 +2972,7 @@ name = "gix-worktree-state-tests"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-discover 0.39.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ name = "gix-worktree-stream"
 version = "0.20.0"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-attributes 0.25.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-attributes 0.25.0",
  "gix-discover 0.39.0",
- "gix-features 0.41.1",
+ "gix-features 0.42.0",
  "gix-fs 0.14.0",
  "gix-glob 0.19.0",
  "gix-hash 0.17.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a51765d4cb9..7cd5df3a944 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ gitoxide-core-async-client = ["gitoxide-core/async-client", "futures-lite"]
 anyhow = "1.0.42"
 
 gitoxide-core = { version = "^0.46.0", path = "gitoxide-core" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "gix-features" }
 gix = { version = "^0.71.0", path = "gix", default-features = false }
 
 clap = { version = "4.5.36", features = ["derive", "cargo"] }
diff --git a/gix-config/Cargo.toml b/gix-config/Cargo.toml
index 5f177ced615..2c28c355f21 100644
--- a/gix-config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-config/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ autotests = false
 serde = ["dep:serde", "bstr/serde", "gix-sec/serde", "gix-ref/serde", "gix-glob/serde", "gix-config-value/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features" }
 gix-config-value = { version = "^0.14.12", path = "../gix-config-value" }
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
 gix-sec = { version = "^0.10.12", path = "../gix-sec" }
diff --git a/gix-features/Cargo.toml b/gix-features/Cargo.toml
index 09c919b715f..c2e75d6f6fd 100644
--- a/gix-features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-features/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 name = "gix-features"
 description = "A crate to integrate various capabilities using compile-time feature flags"
 repository = "https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide"
-version = "0.41.1"
+version = "0.42.0"
 authors = ["Sebastian Thiel <sebastian.thiel@icloud.com>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/gix-fs/Cargo.toml b/gix-fs/Cargo.toml
index 94226708d7a..d308adfe82e 100644
--- a/gix-fs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-fs/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ serde = ["dep:serde"]
 [dependencies]
 bstr = "1.12.0"
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["fs-read-dir"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["fs-read-dir"] }
 gix-utils = { version = "^0.2.0", path = "../gix-utils" }
 thiserror = "2.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.114", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive"] }
diff --git a/gix-glob/Cargo.toml b/gix-glob/Cargo.toml
index 5a9156c7407..03b75a78b0d 100644
--- a/gix-glob/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-glob/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ serde = ["dep:serde", "bstr/serde", "bitflags/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features" }
 bstr = { version = "1.12.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 bitflags = "2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.114", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/gix-hash/Cargo.toml b/gix-hash/Cargo.toml
index d193c664852..5f8e71e6eb3 100644
--- a/gix-hash/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-hash/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test = false
 serde = ["dep:serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["progress"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["progress"] }
 
 thiserror = "2.0.0"
 faster-hex = { version = "0.10.0" }
diff --git a/gix-index/Cargo.toml b/gix-index/Cargo.toml
index ddea59ca3be..62cabd34ed7 100644
--- a/gix-index/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-index/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test = true
 serde = ["dep:serde", "smallvec/serde", "gix-hash/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = [
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = [
     "progress",
 ] }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
diff --git a/gix-object/Cargo.toml b/gix-object/Cargo.toml
index f8b68d5e45f..e8df5b9a7f9 100644
--- a/gix-object/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-object/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ serde = [
 verbose-object-parsing-errors = ["winnow/std"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = [
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = [
     "progress",
 ] }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
diff --git a/gix-odb/Cargo.toml b/gix-odb/Cargo.toml
index 5fb72b6f61b..8c0ee48e7d2 100644
--- a/gix-odb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-odb/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ doctest = false
 serde = ["dep:serde", "gix-hash/serde", "gix-object/serde", "gix-pack/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["walkdir", "zlib", "crc32"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["walkdir", "zlib", "crc32"] }
 gix-hashtable = { version = "^0.8.0", path = "../gix-hashtable" }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
 gix-date = { version = "^0.9.4", path = "../gix-date" }
diff --git a/gix-pack/Cargo.toml b/gix-pack/Cargo.toml
index c3573c3e492..9bcc76a3ca6 100644
--- a/gix-pack/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-pack/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ serde = ["dep:serde", "gix-object/serde"]
 wasm = ["gix-diff?/wasm"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["crc32", "progress", "zlib"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["crc32", "progress", "zlib"] }
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
 gix-chunk = { version = "^0.4.11", path = "../gix-chunk" }
diff --git a/gix-protocol/Cargo.toml b/gix-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 5d52c67636a..cb4ca0d18da 100644
--- a/gix-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ path = "tests/async-protocol.rs"
 required-features = ["async-client"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = [
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = [
     "progress",
 ] }
 gix-transport = { version = "^0.46.0", path = "../gix-transport" }
diff --git a/gix-ref/Cargo.toml b/gix-ref/Cargo.toml
index c368479a399..90a2f7346b8 100644
--- a/gix-ref/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-ref/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test = true
 serde = ["dep:serde", "gix-hash/serde", "gix-actor/serde", "gix-object/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["walkdir"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["walkdir"] }
 gix-fs = { version = "^0.14.0", path = "../gix-fs" }
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
diff --git a/gix-status/Cargo.toml b/gix-status/Cargo.toml
index d22d4006d06..5102d316aa1 100644
--- a/gix-status/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-status/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ gix-fs = { version = "^0.14.0", path = "../gix-fs" }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
 gix-object = { version = "^0.48.0", path = "../gix-object" }
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["progress"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["progress"] }
 gix-filter = { version = "^0.18.0", path = "../gix-filter" }
 gix-worktree = { version = "^0.40.0", path = "../gix-worktree", default-features = false, features = ["attributes"] }
 gix-pathspec = { version = "^0.10.0", path = "../gix-pathspec" }
diff --git a/gix-transport/Cargo.toml b/gix-transport/Cargo.toml
index 7a21d63734f..77d297c7894 100644
--- a/gix-transport/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-transport/Cargo.toml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ required-features = ["async-client"]
 
 [dependencies]
 gix-command = { version = "^0.5.0", path = "../gix-command" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features" }
 gix-url = { version = "^0.30.0", path = "../gix-url" }
 gix-sec = { version = "^0.10.12", path = "../gix-sec" }
 gix-packetline = { version = "^0.18.4", path = "../gix-packetline" }
diff --git a/gix-url/Cargo.toml b/gix-url/Cargo.toml
index 5abf17feea6..8a546ee9c74 100644
--- a/gix-url/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-url/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ doctest = false
 serde = ["dep:serde", "bstr/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features" }
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
 
 serde = { version = "1.0.114", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive"] }
diff --git a/gix-worktree-state/Cargo.toml b/gix-worktree-state/Cargo.toml
index 154f3afef9d..43f24bc551d 100644
--- a/gix-worktree-state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-worktree-state/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
 gix-object = { version = "^0.48.0", path = "../gix-object" }
 gix-glob = { version = "^0.19.0", path = "../gix-glob" }
 gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features" }
 gix-filter = { version = "^0.18.0", path = "../gix-filter" }
 
 io-close = "0.3.7"
diff --git a/gix-worktree-stream/Cargo.toml b/gix-worktree-stream/Cargo.toml
index a1e2992b6f4..dedb1625415 100644
--- a/gix-worktree-stream/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-worktree-stream/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include = ["src/**/*", "LICENSE-*"]
 doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = ["progress", "io-pipe"] }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = ["progress", "io-pipe"] }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.17.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
 gix-object = { version = "^0.48.0", path = "../gix-object" }
 gix-attributes = { version = "^0.25.0", path = "../gix-attributes" }
diff --git a/gix-worktree/Cargo.toml b/gix-worktree/Cargo.toml
index dbdeb333d28..9524b64b61e 100644
--- a/gix-worktree/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-worktree/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ gix-path = { version = "^0.10.15", path = "../gix-path" }
 gix-attributes = { version = "^0.25.0", path = "../gix-attributes", optional = true }
 gix-validate = { version = "^0.9.4", path = "../gix-validate", optional = true }
 gix-ignore = { version = "^0.14.0", path = "../gix-ignore" }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features" }
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features" }
 
 serde = { version = "1.0.114", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 bstr = { version = "1.12.0", default-features = false }
diff --git a/gix/Cargo.toml b/gix/Cargo.toml
index 4b1045bdd27..d78595756f0 100644
--- a/gix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix/Cargo.toml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ gix-traverse = { version = "^0.45.0", path = "../gix-traverse" }
 gix-diff = { version = "^0.51.0", path = "../gix-diff", default-features = false }
 gix-merge = { version = "^0.4.0", path = "../gix-merge", default-features = false, optional = true }
 gix-mailmap = { version = "^0.26.0", path = "../gix-mailmap", optional = true }
-gix-features = { version = "^0.41.1", path = "../gix-features", features = [
+gix-features = { version = "^0.42.0", path = "../gix-features", features = [
     "progress",
     "once_cell",
 ] }