fix(rss): handle self-closing XML elements correctly

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.2] - 2026-01-14
+
+### Fixed
+- RSS 2.0 feeds with self-closing XML elements (e.g., `<atom:link ... />`) now parse items correctly (#45)
+- Empty elements at both channel and item level are handled properly
+- Self-closing enclosure elements no longer break item parsing
+- Empty `itunes:image` elements now populate `feed.feed.image`
+
 ## [0.4.1] - 2025-01-12
 
 ### Changed
@@ -167,7 +175,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Comprehensive test coverage
 - Documentation with examples
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bug-ops/feedparser-rs/compare/v0.4.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bug-ops/feedparser-rs/compare/v0.4.2...HEAD
+[0.4.2]: https://github.com/bug-ops/feedparser-rs/compare/v0.4.1...v0.4.2
 [0.4.1]: https://github.com/bug-ops/feedparser-rs/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1
 [0.4.0]: https://github.com/bug-ops/feedparser-rs/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0
 [0.3.0]: https://github.com/bug-ops/feedparser-rs/compare/v0.2.1...v0.3.0

Cargo.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88.0"
 authors = ["bug-ops"]