Neo4j 4.0 marked a significant milestone in graph technology, emerging the graph database into the mainstream of enterprise technology. Neo4j 4.2 builds upon this success by completing critical capabilities in performance, operability, and security. The release brings substantial improvements across the stack, including enhanced Cypher planner, parser efficiency gains, and increased sharding accessibility. Additionally, operability enhancements focus on multi-database instances, multi-tenancy scenarios, and better portability of permissions. Security features are also strengthened with extensions to role-based access control and internal/user-defined procedures and functions. With the release being the most stable and battle-tested yet, Neo4j 4.2 is now available for download, offering a quick getting started experience.