diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE
deleted file mode 100644
index 267577d47e4..00000000000
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.4.1
diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 9e11b32fcaa..2b7c5ae0184 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.1
+0.4.2
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index a710407d4f6..3f5c03a890a 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ GitLab Shell is an SSH access and repository management software developed speci
     cd /home/git
     sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
     cd gitlab-workhorse
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.4.1
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.4.2
     sudo -u git -H make
 
 ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features
 
-    # Go to Gitlab installation folder
+    # Go to GitLab installation folder
 
     cd /home/git/gitlab
 
diff --git a/doc/update/8.1-to-8.2.md b/doc/update/8.1-to-8.2.md
index 261031442ac..b57e999cfb7 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.1-to-8.2.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.1-to-8.2.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ from GitLab 8.1.
 cd /home/git
 sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
 cd gitlab-workhorse
-sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.4.1
+sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.4.2
 sudo -u git -H make
 ```