diff --git a/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh b/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh
index 48757a50..47da85cc 100755
--- a/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh
+++ b/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ case "$PLUGIN" in
         esac
 
         case "$HADOOP_VERSION" in
-            "" | "2.2.0.0" | "2.2.1.0");;
+            "" | "2.2.0.0" | "2.2.1.0" | "2.4.2.0");;
             *)
                 echo -e "Continuing image building with custom ambari version \"$HADOOP_VERSION\"\n"
             ;;
diff --git a/elements/ambari/pre-install.d/90-ambari-repo-conf b/elements/ambari/pre-install.d/90-ambari-repo-conf
index f6c3e38a..6ed3c38d 100755
--- a/elements/ambari/pre-install.d/90-ambari-repo-conf
+++ b/elements/ambari/pre-install.d/90-ambari-repo-conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fi
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
 
-DIB_AMBARI_VERSION="${DIB_AMBARI_VERSION:-2.2.2.0}"
+DIB_AMBARI_VERSION="${DIB_AMBARI_VERSION:-2.4.2.0}"
 
 case "${DISTRO_NAME}" in
     rhel | centos )