diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93ab7f4..92e8a13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # ActiveUtils changelog
 
+### Version 3.4.2 (January 15, 2025)
+- Remove numeric as a required param for `ActiveUtils::Country`
+
 ### Version 3.4.1 (APril 04, 2023)
 - Fix depracated deprecated calling of `=~` on Object which is removed by ruby 3.2.0 as described here: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/15231
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index af108c7..b904e42 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,36 +1,42 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_utils (3.4.1)
+    active_utils (3.4.2)
       activesupport (>= 4.2)
       i18n
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.1.3.2)
+    activesupport (7.1.5.1)
       base64
+      benchmark (>= 0.3)
       bigdecimal
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
       connection_pool (>= 2.2.5)
       drb
       i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
+      logger (>= 1.4.2)
       minitest (>= 5.1)
       mutex_m
+      securerandom (>= 0.3)
       tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     base64 (0.2.0)
-    bigdecimal (3.1.7)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.3)
-    connection_pool (2.4.1)
+    benchmark (0.4.0)
+    bigdecimal (3.1.9)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
+    connection_pool (2.5.0)
     drb (2.2.1)
-    i18n (1.14.4)
+    i18n (1.14.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    logger (1.6.5)
     minitest (5.22.3)
     mocha (2.1.0)
       ruby2_keywords (>= 0.0.5)
-    mutex_m (0.2.0)
+    mutex_m (0.3.0)
     rake (13.2.0)
     ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
+    securerandom (0.3.2)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
 
diff --git a/lib/active_utils/version.rb b/lib/active_utils/version.rb
index a52bad5..a0e97ed 100644
--- a/lib/active_utils/version.rb
+++ b/lib/active_utils/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module ActiveUtils
-  VERSION = "3.4.1"
+  VERSION = "3.4.2"
 end