diff --git a/docs/changes/README.md b/docs/changes/README.md
index 4b169a46e..93aa5aaf8 100644
--- a/docs/changes/README.md
+++ b/docs/changes/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
 
+## [9.4.2](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.4.2) - 2026-05-28
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update jdependency to support Java 27. ([#2033](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/2033))
+
 ## [9.4.1](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.4.1) - 2026-03-27
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 251109c16..d5ea87743 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ signAllPublications=true
 
 GROUP=com.gradleup.shadow
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=shadow-gradle-plugin
-VERSION_NAME=9.4.1
+VERSION_NAME=9.4.2
 
 POM_NAME=Shadow Gradle Plugin
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Gradle plugin to create fat/uber JARs, apply file transforms, and relocate packages for applications and libraries. Gradle version of Maven's Shade plugin.
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3f375e7e7..f9a41b833 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ apache-commonsCodec = "commons-codec:commons-codec:1.21.0"
 apache-commonsIo = "commons-io:commons-io:2.21.0"
 apache-log4j = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.25.3"
 apache-maven-model = "org.apache.maven:maven-model:3.9.14"
-jdependency = "org.vafer:jdependency:2.15"
+jdependency = "org.vafer:jdependency:2.16"
 jdom2 = "org.jdom:jdom2:2.0.6.1"
 kotlin-metadata = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-metadata-jvm", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 kotlin-reflect = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect", version.ref = "kotlin" }