diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f69b7f25e..d1bf6638d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.42
+3.1.43
diff --git a/doc/source/changes.rst b/doc/source/changes.rst
index c75e5eded..0bc757134 100644
--- a/doc/source/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/changes.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+3.1.43
+======
+
+A major visible change will be the added deprecation- or user-warnings,
+and greatly improved typing.
+
+See the following for all changes.
+https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.43
+
 3.1.42
 ======