# pre-commit v4.2.0 — pre-commit v4.2.0

- Product: pre-commit (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/pre-commit)
- Vendor: pre-commit
- Date: 2025-03-18
- Version: v4.2.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/releases/tag/v4.2.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/pre-commit/releases/v4.2.0

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- **added** — For language: python first attempt a versioned python executable for the default language version before consulting a potentially unversioned sys.executable
- **fixed** — Handle error during conflict detection when a file is named HEAD

###### Features
- For `language: python` first attempt a versioned python executable for the default language version before consulting a potentially unversioned `sys.executable`.
    - #3430 PR by @asottile.

###### Fixes
- Handle error during conflict detection when a file is named "HEAD"
    - #3425 PR by @tusharsadhwani.