diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1230028cf7..0978b8c02d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.4.3.pre6 to 1.4.3:
+
+
 1.4.3.pre5 to 1.4.3.pre6:
   - Split properly archived and froce archived counters. (Todor Ivanov) #10100
 
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index 1af8650fc7..683b66e2d8 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.4.3.pre6'
+__version__ = '1.4.3'
 __all__ = []