diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7018d29c9..b4fb7dc4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# v0.9.42
+## 09/11/2015
+
+1. [](#bugfix)
+    * Fixed `User.authorise()` to be backwards compabile
+
 # v0.9.41
 ## 09/11/2015
 
diff --git a/system/defines.php b/system/defines.php
index cf1426554..a9ee47a89 100644
--- a/system/defines.php
+++ b/system/defines.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Some standard defines
 define('GRAV', true);
-define('GRAV_VERSION', '0.9.41');
+define('GRAV_VERSION', '0.9.42');
 define('DS', '/');
 
 // Directories and Paths
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php
index 1982bddd2..3942e6c70 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ class User extends Data
      */
     public function authorise($action)
     {
-        $this->authorize($action);
+        return $this->authorize($action);
     }
 }