diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 26ce7a4..b5f56e8 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-16 - 3.42.2 - fix(dees-chart-area)
+add ApexAxisChartSeries type to dees-chart-area component to improve typing for ApexCharts series data
+
+- Introduces ApexAxisChartSeries type alias with support for number arrays, [x,y] tuples, and object {x,y,...} series entries
+- Type-only change — no runtime or API behavior modified
+- File changed: ts_web/elements/00group-chart/dees-chart-area/component.ts
+
 ## 2026-02-16 - 3.42.1 - fix(dees-table)
 Guard against undefined action.type in dees-table by using optional chaining and update several dependencies
 
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 5ce73d5..506b29d 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@design.estate/dees-catalog',
-  version: '3.42.1',
+  version: '3.42.2',
   description: 'A comprehensive library that provides dynamic web components for building sophisticated and modern web applications using JavaScript and TypeScript.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/00group-chart/dees-chart-area/component.ts b/ts_web/elements/00group-chart/dees-chart-area/component.ts
index a7df1f9..75cd85a 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/00group-chart/dees-chart-area/component.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/00group-chart/dees-chart-area/component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ import { chartAreaStyles } from './styles.js';
 import { renderChartArea } from './template.js';
 
 import type ApexCharts from 'apexcharts';
+
+type ApexAxisChartSeries = {
+  name?: string;
+  type?: string;
+  color?: string;
+  group?: string;
+  hidden?: boolean;
+  zIndex?: number;
+  data: (number | null)[] | { x: any; y: any; [key: string]: any }[] | [number, number | null][] | number[][];
+}[];
 import { DeesServiceLibLoader } from '../../../services/index.js';
 
 declare global {