diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbf44bac..2b1c06a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 8.4.2 /2024-12-12
+
+## What's Changed
+* Removes the `.value` checks as we no longer use SCALE objects. by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/270
+* Backmerge main to staging 842 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/273
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/compare/v8.4.1...v8.4.2
+
 ## 8.4.1 /2024-12-05
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/__init__.py b/bittensor_cli/__init__.py
index f8d1c3ab..a61da5cd 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 from .cli import CLIManager
 
 
-__version__ = "8.4.1"
+__version__ = "8.4.2"
 
 __all__ = ["CLIManager", "__version__"]
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/cli.py b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
index 892d56fa..bbad070a 100755
--- a/bittensor_cli/cli.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class GitError(Exception):
         pass
 
 
-__version__ = "8.4.1"
+__version__ = "8.4.2"
 
 
 _core_version = re.match(r"^\d+\.\d+\.\d+", __version__).group(0)
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/children_hotkeys.py b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/children_hotkeys.py
index 2f983890..fc913faa 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/children_hotkeys.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/children_hotkeys.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ async def get_childkey_take(subtensor, hotkey: str, netuid: int) -> Optional[int
             params=[hotkey, netuid],
         )
         if childkey_take_:
-            return int(childkey_take_.value)
+            return int(childkey_take_)
 
     except SubstrateRequestException as e:
         err_console.print(f"Error querying ChildKeys: {format_error_message(e)}")
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ async def get_total_stake_for_hk(hotkey: str, parent: bool = False):
             reuse_block_hash=True,
         )
         stake = (
-            Balance.from_rao(_result.value)
-            if getattr(_result, "value", None)
+            Balance.from_rao(_result)
+            if _result is not None
             else Balance(0)
         )
         if parent: