diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8cdd8b47e..66ff1a36b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project's packages adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/s
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.43.0] - 2023-10-11
+
 ### Added
 
 - Support deletion prevention for `kubectl gs template app` command
@@ -1309,7 +1311,8 @@ This release supports rendering for CRs:
 - `AppCatalog`
 - `App`
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.42.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.43.0...HEAD
+[2.43.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.42.0...v2.43.0
 [2.42.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.41.1...v2.42.0
 [2.41.1]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.41.0...v2.41.1
 [2.41.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.40.0...v2.41.0
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index 725ef6a27..654922e5d 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 	gitSHA      = "n/a"
 	name        = "kubectl-gs"
 	source      = "https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs"
-	version     = "2.42.1-dev"
+	version     = "2.43.0"
 )
 
 func Description() string {