diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 911a991b5..1f31fddae 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
-0.43.1 [future]
+0.43.1 [2025-10-01]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - ssh kitten: Allow specifying a password and/or TOTP authentication secret to
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Detailed list of changes
   remain as invisible rectangles that intercept mouse events (:iss:`8952`)
 
 - macOS: Fix a regression in the previous release that broke automatic
-  switching of dark/light mode when setting :opt:`macos_titlebar_color` to a
+  switching of dark/light mode when setting :opt:`macos_titlebar_color` to an
   arbitrary color (:iss:`9034`)
 
 - :ac:`goto_session`: Add ``--sort-by=alphabetical`` to have the interactive session
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index fa06b8ca3..bc6e15029 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 43, 0)
+version: Version = Version(0, 43, 1)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat