diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: cpp11
 Title: A C++11 Interface for R's C Interface
-Version: 0.4.2.9000
+Version: 0.4.3
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Jim",
              family = "Hester",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# cpp11 (development version)
+# cpp11 0.4.3
 
 * Modernized the GitHub Actions workflows and updated some internal tests to
   better align with changes in those workflows and the latest version of R